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o⋅ri⋅en⋅tate

  [awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, ohr-]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to orient.
Origin:
1840–50; < F orient(er) to orient + -ate 1
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o·ri·en·tate   (ôr'ē-ěn-tāt', -ən-, ōr'-)   
v.   o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates

v.   tr.
To orient: "He . . . stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge" (John le Carré).
v.   intr.
To face or turn to the east.
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orientate or·i·en·tate (ôr'ē-ěn-tāt', -ən-)
v. or·i·en·tat·ed, or·i·en·tat·ing, or·i·en·tates
To orient.

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