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o·ri·en·tate
(ôr′ē-ĕn-tāt′, -ən-)v. o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates Usage Problem
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.
Usage Note: The use of orientate rather than orient is not uncommon, especially in British English, but it is strongly stigmatized in American English. Those who object to orientate sometimes justify their position by arguing that the -ate is a needless syllable, though one rarely hears similar objections to the use of illuminate rather than illumine. Whatever the reason, disapproval of orientate is strong. In our 2014 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel found On emerging from the subway station, I had to take a moment to orientate myself unacceptable, with a similar percentage disapproving of The architect orientated the building on an east-west axis and The building is orientated on an east-west axis.
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orientate
(ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt)vb
a variant of orient
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
o•ri•en•tate
(ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t.
1. to orient.
v.i. 2. to turn toward the east.
[1840–50; < French orient(er)]
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orientate
Past participle: orientated
Gerund: orientating
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| Verb | 1. | orientate - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" reorient, reorientate - orient once again, after a disorientation |
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Translations
يُحَدِّد المَكان بالنِّسْبَةِ للجِهاتيُكَيِّف نَفْسَه حَسَب بيئَتِه
betájolja magáttájékozódik
átta sig
orientacijaorientavimasorientavimasissusiorientuotisusivokti aplinkoje
iedzīvotiesiejustiesorientētiesorientēties, noteikt atrašanās vietu
zorientovať sa
alıştırmakyerini saptamak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
orientate
vr (lit) → sich orientieren (→ by an +dat, → by the map nach der Karte); (fig also) → sich zurechtfinden
vt → ausrichten (→ towards auf +acc); new employees etc → einführen; thinking → orientieren (→ towards an +dat); money-orientated → materiell ausgerichtet; family-orientated → familienorientiert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
orientate
(ˈoːriənteit) (American) orient (ˈoːriənt) verb1. to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.
2. to find out one's position in relation to something else. The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.
ˌorienˈtation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.