reorient

[ ree-awr-ee-ent, -ohr- ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to orient again or anew.

adjective

1. Rare. rising anew.

reorient

/ riːˈɔːrɪənt /

verb

1. to adjust or align (something) in a new or different way

Derived Forms

• ˌreorienˈtation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reorient¹

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + orient

Example Sentences

It completely reoriented me to what is going on.

From Salon

"In virtual environments, teleportation can lead to reduced spatial awareness, forcing users to reorient themselves after teleporting and can cause them to miss important elements in their surroundings," says Medlar.

From Science Daily

Then, they used regular light to reorient the liquid crystals upward from that plane.

From Science Daily

And when a class sees high levels of chronic absenteeism, it hurts the students who are there because a teacher has to spend time reorienting the students who’ve been away.

From Seattle Times

As for Jay-Z, when he returned to his table, he took his all-black statue and reoriented it sideways, giving it a fitting and lightly disrespectful spin as a cup.

From New York Times

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