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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. determine one's position with reference to another point;
- Example: "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
[syn: orient, orientate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. [1913 Webster] orientated
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] [From Orient.] [1913 Webster] 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S. Dana. [1913 Webster] 3. Same as orient[2]. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

orientate v 1: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: orient, orientate] [ant: disorient, disorientate]