| Main Entry: | orient |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | familiarize |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, adapt, adjust, align, conform, determine, direct, get one's bearings, locate, orientate, turn |
| Notes: | the Occident is the region of the sky where the sun sets - the west (the opposite of Orient, the east) to orient was originally to make something face east (to the Orient), especially a church; use 'orient,' not 'orientate' |
Antonyms: |
disorient |
| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correlate, pertain |
Synonyms: |
affect, ally, appertain, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, be joined with, be relevant to, bear upon, bracket, combine, compare, concern, conjoin, connect, consociate, coordinate, correspond to, couple, credit, have reference to, have to do with, identify with, impute, interconnect, interdepend, interrelate, join, link, orient, orientate, pertain, refer, tie in with, touch, unite, yoke |
Antonyms: |
dissociate |