orienate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Formed as orien + -ate, on model of Latin oriens, rather than from English orient + -ate.
Verb
[edit]orienate
- (computing) (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Usage notes
[edit]This form (regular Latin derivation from oriens) is primarily used in computing; in legal use the term is orientate.