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Meaning of 'orientate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orientate [ v. i.]
- To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
2 . Orientate [ v. t.]
- To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
- To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.

Meaning of 'orientate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . orientate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- determine one's position with reference to another point
Example in sentence:
  • We had to orient ourselves in the forest

Nearby Words:

oricalche orichalceous orichalch oriel oriency orient oriental orientalism orientalist orientality

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