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English
Etymology
From orient + -ate[1] or a back-formation from orientation.[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
orientate (third-person singular simple present orientates, present participle orientating, simple past and past participle orientated)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, intransitive) To face a given direction.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
- He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.
- 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.
1848, James Dwight Dana, Manual of Mineralogy:The one preferred is to make the dominant forms first order, that is, orientated in such a way as to intersect both horizontal crystallographic axes.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
- (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Usage notes
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to face a given direction
— see also orient
to determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself)
— see orient
to position (something), to align relative to a given position
— see position,
align
References
- ^ “orientate, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “orientate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Paul Brians (2009) “orientate”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
orientate
- inflection of orientare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
orientate f pl
- feminine plural of orientato
Spanish
Verb
orientate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of orientar combined with te