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Definitions for orientate
ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-ori·en·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. orient, orientateverb

    determine one's position with reference to another point

    "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"

GCIDE

  1. Orientateverb

    Same as orient.

Wiktionary

  1. orientateverb

    To face (a given direction).

  2. orientateverb

    To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).

  3. orientateverb

    To position (something), to align relative to a given position.

    Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.

  4. orientateverb

    To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.

Wikipedia

  1. Orientate

    Orientate (foaled March 29, 1999 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2002 Breeder's Cup Sprint and was voted the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse of 2002.A descendant of the great Nearco through his son Royal Charger, Orientate was bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. and raced by Bob & Beverly Lewis. He was sired by American multiple stakes winner Mt. Livermore and out of the Cox's Ridge mare, Dream Team.Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee D. Wayne Lukas, Orientate retired from racing having won ten of his nineteen starts with earnings of US$1,716,950.

ChatGPT

  1. orientate

    To orientate is to align or position something in a particular direction or in relation to particular points. It can also mean to adjust or familiarize oneself or someone with certain circumstances, conditions, or a new environment. Furthermore, orientate can refer to determining one's location or position with reference to another point.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of orientate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of orientate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of orientate in a Sentence

  1. Maurice Otieno:

    The policy direction is to re-orientate traditional birth attendants, train them and task them with referral of pregnant mothers.

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