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orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" |
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orientate |
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disorient,
disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented
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decide,
determine,
make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
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guide,
guide on pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
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reorient,
reorientate set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"
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orient - cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" |
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orient,
point familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
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position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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stem remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
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orient - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" |
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point |
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lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
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orient - familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" |
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acquaint,
familiarise,
familiarize inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"
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