What it means
- (verb) To face a given direction.
- (verb) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself). “He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.”
- (verb) To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- (verb) To position (something), to align relative to a given position. “Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.”
- (verb) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Letter analysis
- Orientate contains 9 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- entreat
- iterate
- nattier
- nitrate
- retinae
- trainee
- attire
- entire
- neater
- netter
- orient
- ornate
- ration
- retain
- retina
- rotate
- rotten
- tonier
- aerie
- atone
- eaten
- eater
- enter
- inert
- inter
- intro
- irate
- niter
- oaten
- orate
- otter
- ratio
- taint
- tarot
- tenet
- tenor
- titan
- toner
- torte
- train
- trait
- treat
- trite
- aeon
- ante
- anti
- earn
- into
- iota
- iron
- near
- neat
- nite
- note
- rain
- rant
- rate
- rein
- rent
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with ORI
- orient
- oriental
- orientals
- orientated
- orientates
- orientating
- orientation
- orientations
- oriented
- orienting
- orients
- orifice
- orifices
- origami
- origin
- original
- originality
- originally
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Words ending with ATE
Common questions
What does Orientate mean?
To face a given direction.
How many letters are in Orientate?
Orientate has 9 letters.
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