Orient

  1. Proper noun.  Countries of Asia.
  2. Proper noun.  (dated) Countries east of the Mediterranean.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To familiarize with a situation or circumstance.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To point at or direct towards.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To determine which direction one is facing.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To place or build so as to face eastward.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To change direction so as to face east.
  9. Verb.  (by extension) To change direction to face a certain way.

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