Orient Archaic B Middle Position Relation C Oriented

ori·ent

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\\ˈȯr-ē-ənt, -ē-ˌent\\ noun1. archaic : 1b
2. capitalized : 2
3.
  a. a pearl of great luster
  b. the luster of a pearl

II

adjective1. archaic : 1
2.
  a.

lustrous

, sparkling
      orient gems
  b. archaic : , glowing
3. archaic : rising in the sky

III

\\ˈȯr-ē-ˌent\\ transitive verb1.
  a. to cause to face or point toward the east; specifically : to build (a church or temple) with the longitudinal axis pointing eastward and the chief altar at the eastern end
  b. to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass
  c. to ascertain the bearings of
2.
  a. to set right by adjusting to facts or principles
  b. to acquaint with the existing situation or environment
3. to direct (as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
4. to cause the axes of the molecules of to assume the same direction

Orient
  Orient (n.) c.1300, "the East" (originally usually meaning what is now called the Mid-East), from O.Fr. orient (11c.), from L. orientem (nom. oriens) "the rising sun, the east, part of the sky where the sun rises," originally "rising" (adj.), prp. of oriri "to rise" (see orchestra). The Orient Express was a train that ran from Paris to Istanbul via Vienna 1883-1961, from the start associated with espionage and intrigue.

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orient
  orient (v.) c.1727, originally "to arrange facing east," from Fr. s'orienter "to take one's bearings," lit. "to face the east" (also the source of Ger. orientierung), from O.Fr. orient "east," from L. orientum (see Orient (n.)). Meaning "determine bearings" first attested 1842; figurative sense is from 1850.

Orient
Ori·ent / 5C:riEnt / 7the Orientnoun [sing.]
   (literary) the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan
   东方(尤指中国和日本)
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Occident

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orient
ori·ent / 5C:rient / (BrE also orien·tate) verb [VN]
1. [usually passive] ~ sb / sth (to / towards sb / sth) to direct sb / sth towards sth; to make or adapt sb / sth for a particular purpose
   朝向；面对；确定方向；使适应:
   Our students are oriented towards science subjects.
   我们教的学生都适应学理科。
   We run a commercially oriented operation.
   我们经营一个商业性的企业。
   profit-orientated organizations
   以盈利为目的的机构
   Neither of them is politically oriented (= interested in politics).
   他们两人都无意涉足政治。
   policies oriented to the needs of working mothers
   针对职业母亲的需要而制订的政策
2. ~ yourself to find your position in relation to your surroundings
   确定方位；认识方向:
   The mountaineers found it hard to orient themselves in the fog.
   登山者在大雾中很难辨认方向。
3. ~ yourself to make yourself familiar with a new situation
   熟悉；适应:
   It took him some time to orient himself in his new school.
   他经过了一段时间才熟悉新学校的环境。
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disorientate

orient (also orientate) verb

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ori·ent
I. \ˈōrēənt, ˈȯr-, -ēˌent\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise, come forth — more at
1. archaic : the part of the firmament or of the world where the sun rises : 1 — compare
2. usually capitalized : 2
 < sailed for the Orient >
3. archaic : ,
4.
 a. : a pearl of great luster
 b. : the luster or sheen of a pearl
5. : a moderate to strong blue that is redder than average Prussian blue
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, orient, n.
1. archaic : 1
2.
 a. : ,
  < orient gems >
 b. archaic : ,
  < with orient colors waving — John Milton >
3. archaic :
 < the orient moon — P.B.Shelley >
III. \-ēˌent sometimes when no syllable-increasing suffix follows -ēənt\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French orienter, from Middle French, from orient, n.
1.
 a. : to cause to face or point toward the east; specifically : to build (as a church or temple) with the longitudinal axis pointing eastward and the chief altar at the eastern end
 b. : to define the position of in relation to the east
 c. : to set or arrange in any determinate position in relation to the points of the compass
 d. : to ascertain the bearings of
  < determined to get some distance up the ridge above the hut, to orient myself with the country — Elyne Mitchell >
2. : to set right by adjusting to facts or principles : put into correct position or relation : acquaint with the existing situation
 < will help freshmen to orient themselves to college and to life — advt >
3. : to direct toward : place in relation to
 < orient youth to the responsibilities of military service — American Child >
4.
 a. : to direct to a given position in a chemical compound especially about a nucleus
  < the orienting effect of the nitro group >
 b. : to ascertain the relative positions of atoms or groups in (a compound)
 c. : to cause the axes of the molecules of (as a fiber or material) to assume the same direction
  < orient a fiber by stretching >
  < highly oriented cellulose >
5. : to place (a crystal) so that its crystallographic axes lie in conventionally fixed directions

6. : to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature