Word: orientate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ri
en
tate
Definition: To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
Morphemes:
Affix: orient
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: orient
Language: fr
Decoded: orient
Meaning: noun
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
Meaning: suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to act in the specified manner