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English Dictionary: orientate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orientate
v
  1. determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
    Synonym(s): orient, orientate
    Antonym(s): disorient, disorientate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i.
      To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or
      south toward the east.
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