Orienate

Quick meaning: Orienate is a verb meaning (transitive, reflexive) To orientate (oneself/something), be able not to get lost.

Meaning

(transitive, reflexive) To orientate (oneself/something), be able not to get lost.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To point (something) in a particular direction.
2. (transitive, reflexive or intransitive, social sciences, religion, dated) To change (or make something change) for or get accustomed (or make something get accustomed) to a new situation, adapt.

Example Sentences

He sat up amid the melting ephialtes, stared at the woman and tried to orienate himself.

And one must also be able to orienate himself quickly, to catch up the direction of the approaching fashions.

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.

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' - [...]

Word Forms

• orienates
• orienating
• orienated

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include orientate, orient, reorientate, reorient, north, biorient.

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