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orientate

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
   1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
      easterly direction, or to veer eastward.

   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.

            A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
            position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
                                                  Dana.

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i.
   To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or
   south toward the east.

Source : WordNet®

orientate
     v : determine one's position with reference to another point
         [syn: {orient}] [ant: {disorient}]
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