orientatev.

Brit.

/ˈɔːrɪənteɪt/,

/ˈɔːrɪɛnteɪt/,

/ˈɒrɪənteɪt/,

/ˈɒrɪɛnteɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɔriənˌteɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient n., -ate suffix³.

Etymology: < orient n. + -ate suffix³, perhaps after orientation n. Compare slightly earlier orientator n.More commonly used in British English than orient, while the latter is the more frequent of the two in American English. Orientate is commonly regarded as an incorrect usage in American English.

1. intransitive. To turn or face towards a specified direction; spec. to turn to the east; = orient v. 1c. Frequently with to, toward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > turn round or to face a direction

turnc1330

convertc1384

to bear one's (also the, a) face (also head)c1400

beturn1594

swerve1607

face1623

orientate1848

to front about1886

orient1896

the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > face a direction > cause to face a direction > cause to face east

orient1728

orientate1848

orientize1881

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 480 If the basilica orientated west.

1849 Ecclesiologist 9 153 It was always thought preferable to orientate rightly where possible.

1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. i. 1 The Church should Orientate, that is, should be built from West to East, the entrances..being at the West end.

1908 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 81 227 When an electrostatic field is impressed on the dielectric, the particles tend to orientate with their electrical axes along the lines of force.

1976 T. Hooper Guide to Bees & Honey iv. 81 Bees always orientate back to the hive.

1991 E. Rayner Independent Mind in Brit. Psychoanal. ii. 31 Simple, largely reflex-bound drive or instinct patterns..would include, say, a hungry infant rooting: head orientating towards the breast, finding it, then sucking.

a. transitive. figurative. To put (oneself) in the right position, esp. in relation to unfamiliar surroundings; to give direction to, guide; to tailor or adapt to specified circumstances; = orient v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > in accordance with what is known

orient1850

orientate1866

1866 Ecclesiologist 27 158 Gaining the knowledge requisite for practical working..and orientating himself in general.

1884 World 26 Mar. 12/2 To orientate exactly his present mode of thought.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 2/2 When once you got your degree over, in what direction did you orientate your studies?

1940 C. S. Sherrington Man on his Nature ii. 62 There was as yet no reference-frame of natural law, of chemistry or physics, by help of which to orientate the natural fact.

1988 P. Gardiner Kierkegaard ii. 17 Kant's own philosophy was undeniably orientated towards problems that lay at the heart of the philosophical enterprise.

b. transitive. To align or position something relative to the point of a compass or some other specified position; = orient v. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > face a direction > cause to face a direction

obvert1583

orient1842

orientate1880

reorient1975

1880 R. Jefferies Greene Ferne Farm ix. 218 ‘Don't disturb the skeleton!’ cried Felix, anxious to make scientific notes..whether the grave was ‘orientated’ [etc.].

1961 New Scientist 15 June 661/1 Small marine crustaceans, called mysids, would orientate themselves preferentially at right angles to the direction of polarization of vertical light.

1994 Ontario out of Doors Sept. 5/2 Interpreting topo maps, taking and following a bearing, triangulation, orientating a map, use of magnetic north, etc.

3. Chemistry.

a. intransitive. = orient v. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > isomerism > undergo isomerism [verb (intransitive)] > undergo orientation

orientate1876

orient1921

1876 [implied in: Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 29 240 The author closes this section with some remarks on the value of the ‘orientating’ influence exercised by various radicles. (at orientating adj.)].

1966 [implied in: G. P. Ellis Mod. Textbk. Org. Chem. v. 101 The substituent A possesses a specific directing or orientating effect on the incoming group. (at orientating adj.)].

b. transitive. = orient v. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > isomerism > subject to isomerism [verb (transitive)] > subject to orientation > ascertain relative position in

orientate1924

orient1941

1924 E. J. Holmyard Outl. Org. Chem. xix. 368 When several compounds have been orientated in this way, the constitution of other substances may be ascertained by converting them into substances of known constitution.

1926 J. Read Text-bk. Org. Chem. xxiv. 550 Such multitudes of benzene derivatives have been orientated that it is a comparatively simple matter to apply this method.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orientate
释义	orientatev. Brit. /ˈɔːrɪənteɪt/, /ˈɔːrɪɛnteɪt/, /ˈɒrɪənteɪt/, /ˈɒrɪɛnteɪt/, U.S. /ˈɔriənˌteɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orient n., -ate suffix³. Etymology: < orient n. + -ate suffix³, perhaps after orientation n. Compare slightly earlier orientator n.More commonly used in British English than orient, while the latter is the more frequent of the two in American English. Orientate is commonly regarded as an incorrect usage in American English. 1. intransitive. To turn or face towards a specified direction; spec. to turn to the east; = orient v. 1c. Frequently with to, toward. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > turn round or to face a direction turnc1330 convertc1384 to bear one's (also the, a) face (also head)c1400 beturn1594 swerve1607 face1623 orientate1848 to front about1886 orient1896 the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > face a direction > cause to face a direction > cause to face east orient1728 orientate1848 orientize1881 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 480 If the basilica orientated west. 1849 Ecclesiologist 9 153 It was always thought preferable to orientate rightly where possible. 1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. i. 1 The Church should Orientate, that is, should be built from West to East, the entrances..being at the West end. 1908 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 81 227 When an electrostatic field is impressed on the dielectric, the particles tend to orientate with their electrical axes along the lines of force. 1976 T. Hooper Guide to Bees & Honey iv. 81 Bees always orientate back to the hive. 1991 E. Rayner Independent Mind in Brit. Psychoanal. ii. 31 Simple, largely reflex-bound drive or instinct patterns..would include, say, a hungry infant rooting: head orientating towards the breast, finding it, then sucking. 2. a. transitive. figurative. To put (oneself) in the right position, esp. in relation to unfamiliar surroundings; to give direction to, guide; to tailor or adapt to specified circumstances; = orient v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > in accordance with what is known orient1850 orientate1866 1866 Ecclesiologist 27 158 Gaining the knowledge requisite for practical working..and orientating himself in general. 1884 World 26 Mar. 12/2 To orientate exactly his present mode of thought. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Sept. 2/2 When once you got your degree over, in what direction did you orientate your studies? 1940 C. S. Sherrington Man on his Nature ii. 62 There was as yet no reference-frame of natural law, of chemistry or physics, by help of which to orientate the natural fact. 1988 P. Gardiner Kierkegaard ii. 17 Kant's own philosophy was undeniably orientated towards problems that lay at the heart of the philosophical enterprise. b. transitive. To align or position something relative to the point of a compass or some other specified position; = orient v. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > face a direction > cause to face a direction obvert1583 orient1842 orientate1880 reorient1975 1880 R. Jefferies Greene Ferne Farm ix. 218 ‘Don't disturb the skeleton!’ cried Felix, anxious to make scientific notes..whether the grave was ‘orientated’ [etc.]. 1961 New Scientist 15 June 661/1 Small marine crustaceans, called mysids, would orientate themselves preferentially at right angles to the direction of polarization of vertical light. 1994 Ontario out of Doors Sept. 5/2 Interpreting topo maps, taking and following a bearing, triangulation, orientating a map, use of magnetic north, etc. 3. Chemistry. a. intransitive. = orient v. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > isomerism > undergo isomerism [verb (intransitive)] > undergo orientation orientate1876 orient1921 1876 [implied in: Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 29 240 The author closes this section with some remarks on the value of the ‘orientating’ influence exercised by various radicles. (at orientating adj.)]. 1966 [implied in: G. P. Ellis Mod. Textbk. Org. Chem. v. 101 The substituent A possesses a specific directing or orientating effect on the incoming group. (at orientating adj.)]. b. transitive. = orient v. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > isomerism > subject to isomerism [verb (transitive)] > subject to orientation > ascertain relative position in orientate1924 orient1941 1924 E. J. Holmyard Outl. Org. Chem. xix. 368 When several compounds have been orientated in this way, the constitution of other substances may be ascertained by converting them into substances of known constitution. 1926 J. Read Text-bk. Org. Chem. xxiv. 550 Such multitudes of benzene derivatives have been orientated that it is a comparatively simple matter to apply this method. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1848
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