Orienate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To orientate (oneself/something), be able not to get lost. reflexive, transitive
"He sat up amid the melting ephialtes, stared at the woman and tried to orienate himself."
- 2 To change (or make something change) for or get accustomed (or make something get accustomed) to a new situation, adapt. dated, intransitive, reflexive, transitive
"We may also discern that Mary picks up something of a possible rebuke as, in her final turn, she orienate directly to this contrast between *then' and ' now' by identifying Jean and Mary as "you' - [...]"
- 3 To point (something) in a particular direction. transitive
"For in every respect the author's approach and treatment are soundly calculated to develop a mentality, to orienate a spirituality, that will be nothing if not wholesome and traditional."
Synonyms
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More examples"He sat up amid the melting ephialtes, stared at the woman and tried to orienate himself."
Etymology
Probably from an incorrectly relatinized form of orientate, from Latin oriēns (“orient”, oriēnt- in compounds) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or, from a misspelling of the same (see Citations page). Compare oriency and orience as well as eventerate.
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