ORIENTATES

Verb

orientates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orientate

Anagrams

• retinoates

Source: Wiktionary


ORIENTATE

O"ri*en*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating.] Etym: [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.

O"ri*en*tate, v. i.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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