\O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
   easterly direction, or to veer eastward.

2. 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.

         A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
         position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
                                               Dana.

\O"ri*en*tate\, v. i.
To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or
south toward the east.