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v. t. 1. To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [ R. ] Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. to cause (a person) to lose one's sense of direction; to cause to lose one's bearings or way; as, the tourist was disoriented by the winding and narrow streets. [ PJC ]

3. (Psychiatry) to cause one to lose one's sense of time or place, or of one's own personal identity. [ PJC ]

4. to confuse (a person) by changing or removing something which has served as a standard or guide to action; as, workers were rendered unemployed and disoriented by the rapid changes in the markets. [ PJC ]

v. t. To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally. I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway;the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Syn. -- confused, lost. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. socially disoriented; withdrawn from social interactions.
Syn. -- alienated, anomic. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. 1. causing disorientation: causing confusion of directions. Also See: unoriented. Antonym: orienting [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.
Syn. -- computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Computers) Using data structures called objects, which encapsulate data and typically are accessed by passing messages, which in turn may trigger internal procedures within the object which are invisible outside the object. [ PJC ]

a. [ F., fr. L. oriens, -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See Origin. ] 1. Rising, as the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Eastern; oriental. “The orient part.” Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East. “Pearls round and orient.” Jer. Taylor. “Orient gems.” Wordsworth. “Orient liquor in a crystal glass.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Morn ] came furrowing all the orient into gold. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The countries of Asia or the East. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Best built city throughout the Orient. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pearl of great luster. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. orienter. Cf. Orientate. ] 1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new situation. [ PJC ]

3. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Same as Orientate, 2. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the horizon; specif. (Surv.), 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. orientalis: cf. F. oriental. ] Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. orientalisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. London Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. orientaliste. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists. Sir J. Shore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Orientalized p. pr. & vb. n. Orientalizing ] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Orientated p. pr. & vb. n. Orientating. ] [ From Orient. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry. E. S. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Same as orient{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. orientation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fig.): A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter. L. F. Ward. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on one's first day at a new job. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as, college-oriented students. Opposite of unoriented.
Syn. -- directed, minded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. aligning; positioning; setting into proper alignment. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]