orientate

Definition

To face a given direction.

Etymology

From orient + -ate or a back-formation from orientation. Compare French orienter and Italian orientare.

Example Sentences

• "He[…]stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge."
• "He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself."
• "The one preferred is to make the dominant forms first order, that is, orientated in such a way as to intersect both horizontal crystallographic axes."