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/ree awr"ee ent', -ohr"-/, v.t., v.i.1. to orient again or anew.adj.2. Rare. rising anew.[1930-35; RE- + ORIENT]
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Reorient — Re*o ri*ent (r? ? r? ent), a. Rising again. [R.] [1913 Webster] The life reorient out of dust. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reorient — ► VERB 1) change the focus or direction of. 2) (reorient oneself) find one s bearings again. DERIVATIVES reorientate verb reorientation noun … English terms dictionary
reorient — 1933 (trans.), 1937 (intrans.), from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + ORIENT (Cf. orient) (v.). Reorientate is recorded from 1933; reorientation is from 1920 … Etymology dictionary
reorient — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
reorient — [ri: ɔ:rɪɛnt, ɒr ] verb 1》 change the focus or direction of. 2》 (reorient oneself) find one s bearings again. Derivatives reorientate verb reorientation noun … English new terms dictionary
reorient oneself — find one s bearings again. → reorient … English new terms dictionary
reorient — rɪËÉ”Ërɪent v. redirect, make a change in direction; refamiliarize, reacquaint someone with a particular location … English contemporary dictionary
reorient — re·orient … English syllables
reorient — re•o′ri•ent v … From formal English to slang
reorient — v.tr. 1 give a new direction to (ideas etc.); redirect (a thing). 2 help (a person) find his or her bearings again. 3 change the outlook of (a person). 4 (refl., often foll. by to) adjust oneself to or come to terms with something … Useful english dictionary
