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reorient

American  
[ree-awr-ee-ent, -ohr-] / riˈɔr iˌɛnt, -ˈoʊr- /

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to orient again or anew.


adjective

  1. Rare. rising anew.

reorient British  
/ riːˈɔːrɪənt /

verb

  1. to adjust or align (something) in a new or different way

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Other Word Forms

  • reorientation noun

Etymology

Origin of reorient

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + orient

Example Sentences

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In an unusually strongly worded rebuke, the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to reorient its economy toward consumption and scale back “unwarranted industrial policy” to “mitigate international spillovers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It would take years, economists and business leaders say, to reorient global patterns of trade that took decades to take root.

From MarketWatch

It’s far simpler to focus on someone or something else than it is to examine and reorient our own existence toward something more ideal.

From Salon

If a true transition takes hold, she said, she plans to reorient her nonprofit from helping recently arrived migrants in South Florida to addressing her native country’s needs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The risks of reorienting a corporate strategy around relatively new, and notoriously volatile, assets like cryptocurrencies were always present.

From The Wall Street Journal