Orientate vs Navigate - What's the difference?
orientate | navigate |
(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 plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.
To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
(computing) To move from page to page on the internet or within a program by clicking on hyperlinks.
As verbs the difference between orientate and navigate
is that orientate is to face (a given direction) while navigate is to plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft etc on a journey; to follow a planned course.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
navigate
English
Verb
- He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr.
- We navigated to France in the dinghy.
- It was difficult to navigate back to the home page.