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Thesaurus: orientate

To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.

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  1. v. t. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
  2. v. t. 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.
  3. v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
  4. v. determine one's position with reference to another point
  5. 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. 2. 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. A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. E. S. Dana. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
  6. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north orsouth toward the east.
  7. v:100 v determine one's position with reference to another point