to reorientate
- verb
- /ˌriːˈɔːrɪənˌteɪt/
- UK
- After losing his sense of direction, he needed to reorientate himself before continuing the hike.
How far can we push them before they will reorientate themselves?
- How far can we push them before they will reorientate themselves?
- And that new heart is reorientated towards God, and that means that the disease is put into remission.
- So there was no question for him of adapting the state, if you like, and reorientating it in line with the new ideology.
Examples
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Using a transverse image, the myocardium is reorientated to obtain the three standard imaging planes used in nuclear cardiology for qualitative evaluation: short axis, vertical long, and horizontal long axis.
Academic text (2007) -
So there was no question for him of adapting the state, if you like, and reorientating it in line with the new ideology.
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How far can we push them before they will reorientate themselves?
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And then we move inside for reorientating exercises.
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And that new heart is reorientated towards God, and that means that the disease is put into remission.
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So there was no question for him of adapting the state, if you like, and reorientating it in line with the new ideology.
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The therapist guided the client to reorientate their focus towards positive thoughts.
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To adapt to the new market conditions, the company decided to reorientate its business strategy.
Synonyms
Move your attention to something else
To move things or ideas into the right position
Adjust something so it is clear or pay attention to something again
Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation
Change what you pay attention to
To change the direction or main focus of something
Change a plan or attitude to fit new information
Give your attention or effort to something again after a break
To send something to a different address or deal with it again
To find your position and get used to a new place or situation
Pause briefly to look around and understand where you are
To focus again after being distracted
Antonyms
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Etymology
Reorientate combines re- ('again') and orient, the same root in orientation that means 'to find direction' or 'face a certain way'. So to reorientate is to 'find your direction again'—to adjust or change your focus or direction after you become lost or confused.