Orientate vs Adapt - What's the difference?
orientate | adapt |
(UK) To face (a given direction).
(UK, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
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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.
* E. S. Dana
(UK) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
(archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
English ergative verbs
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To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion.
To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust: as, to adapt a story or a foreign play for the stage; to adapt an old machine to a new manufacture.
To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character: as, to bring out a play adapted from the French; a word of an adapted form.
To change oneself so as to be adapted.
As verbs the difference between orientate and adapt
is that orientate is to face (a given direction) while adapt is to make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion.As an adjective adapt is
adapted; fit; suited; suitable.orientate
English
Verb
(orientat)- He…stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge.
- He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.
- A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry.
- Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
Usage notes
* Generally considered an error in American English.orientate], in [http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html Common Errors in English Usage], by [http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/ Paul BriansCompare developmentation.
Synonyms
* to orientReferences
adapt
English
Verb
(en verb)- They could not adapt to the new climate and so perished.
