Antonyms for orientate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : awr-ee-uh n-teyt, -en-, ohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-


Definition of orientate

Origin :
  • 1849, back-formation from orientation. Related: Orientated; orientating.
  • As in orient : verb familiarize
  • As in relate : verb correlate, pertain
Example sentences :
  • Inquiry at the information-desk helped her to orientate herself.
  • Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
  • He was just beginning to orientate himself and to feel that he was not wholly an intruder.
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
  • It took him but a moment to orientate himself, and presently rohorse and riders were headed in the direction of the highway.
  • Extract from : « A Knyght Ther Was » by Robert F. Young
  • Exhausted by his efforts, he gained the edge of the pool at last, and stopped, trying to orientate himself.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • But it is necessary to orientate oneself very carefully in the East.
  • Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
  • Such facts are convincing proof that we do not orientate ourselves entirely by means of the labyrinth, important as it is for us.
  • Extract from : « Popular scientific lectures » by Ernst Mach

Synonyms for orientate

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