disorientate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From dis- + orientate. Not a back-formation from disorientation, which is attested much later and is perhaps from disorientate.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes) Alternative form of disorient.
alt of disorient
Ideas often disorientate a system which has been formed on a particular pattern and make it inapplicable; so ideas may lead to the readjustment of groups and sometimes of political boundaries.
1941, Frederic William Eggleston, Search for a Social Philosophy, page 254:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disorientating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disorientated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disorientated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disorientates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |