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orientate

[ awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, ohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, Chiefly British.

, o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing.

orientate

/ ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt /

1840–50; < French orient(er) “to orient ” + -ate ¹

It also helps pilots orientate themselves during weapons delivery passes.

But it is necessary to orientate oneself very carefully in the East.

I must take a new orientation, or else those wicked policemen would orientate me to a cell, a police court, and more cells.

Inquiry at the information-desk helped her to orientate herself.

It took him but a moment to orientate himself, and presently rohorse and riders were headed in the direction of the highway.

Exhausted by his efforts, he gained the edge of the pool at last, and stopped, trying to orientate himself.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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