reorient
verb
re·ori·ent
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent
\
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reoriented;
reorienting
Definition of reorient
: to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as
a
: to change the orientation or direction of (something or someone)
reorient the antenna reoriented herself so she was facing north
b
: to reacquaint (someone, especially oneself) with a situation, environment, etc.
woke up and reoriented myself to my surroundings … returning servicewomen and men struggling to reorient themselves to civilian life.— Molly Callahan
c
: to change the goal or emphasis of (something or someone)
… I stumbled into motherhood and was bewildered at … the volte-face required to reorient myself, my values and my way of life …— Madeleine Bunting … lacks nearly every resource necessary to reorient its archaic industrial economy …— David Remnick The long-term potential of vast databases of genomic data to … reorient the debate on medical priorities …— Larry Downes and Paul Nunes
also
: to direct (something) toward the interests of a different group
… reorienting its policy priorities to the working class. — Franklin Foer
Other Words from reorient
reorientation
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən
, -ˌen- \
noun,
plural reorientations
, -ˌen- \
noun,
plural reorientations
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life …
— Brad Knickerbocker
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