reorient

verb

re·ori·ent (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent

reoriented; reorienting

transitive verb

: to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as

: to change the orientation or direction of (something or someone)

reorient the antenna

reoriented herself so she was facing north

: 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

: 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

reorientation

(ˌ)rē-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən

-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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It can be reoriented to serve you rather than sabotage you. —

Darla Beam, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Beijing can still thwart U.S.-led efforts to reorient the global economy. —

Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024 Another one of the most costly endeavors is upgrading the footprint by expanding the size of your kitchen or reorienting the layout. —

Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024 Trump's allies overseas may be expecting him, for a second time, to reorient foreign policy away from global alliances and toward their politically populist, in some cases authoritarian, priorities. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reorient