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orientate vs reorient

reorient vs orientate

orientate and reorient both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
orientate No No Yes No
reorient No No Yes No
As verbs, reorient is a hyponym of orientate; that is, reorient is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orientate:
  • orientate: determine one's position with reference to another point
  • reorient: orient once again, after a disorientation
Other hyponyms of orientate include guide, guide on, reorientate.
orientate (verb) reorient (verb)
determine one's position with reference to another point set or arrange in a new or different determinate position
cause to turn
orient once again, after a disorientation
Difference between orientate and reorient

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