reorient en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English orient English reorient From re- + orient.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, obsolete) Arising again.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
reorient en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English orient English reorient From re- + orient.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To orient again; to make or become oriented after dislocation or disorientation.
The Institute is re-orienting its program and will endeavor to carry on its training and research along lines originally planned for, though modified by such exigencies as the present national crisis has brought forth. Communications with the Institute may be directed to Shapingpa, Chungking, China.
[1938 December, “Current Items”, in American Sociological Review, volume 3, number 6, American Sociological Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 879:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reorienting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reoriented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reoriented | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reorients | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |