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orienate.

To orientate, orient (oneself or something); to be able not to get lost.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɔɹiɛnˌeɪt/US
  1. To orientate, orient (oneself or something); to be able not to get lost.

    reflexive · transitive
  2. To change (or make something change) for or get accustomed (or make something get accustomed) to a new situation, adapt.

    dated · intransitive · reflexive · transitive
  3. To point (something) in a particular direction.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Probably from an incorrectly relatinized form of orientate, from Latin oriēns (“orient”, orient- in compounds) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or from a misspelling of the same (see the citations page). Compare oriency and orience as well as eventerate.

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