reorient
verb[T]
mainlyUS(alsore-orient)us/ˌriːˈɔːr.i.ent/uk/ˌriːˈɔː.ri.ent/(UKreorientate,re-orientate)reorientverb[T](CHANGE AIM)
tochangetheaimorpurposeof something so that it isdirectedat a differentpersonor thing:
Theentireorganizationmust reorientitsfocusinordertodeliveranimprovedservice.
Theplanis to reorienthomelessservicestoward a "housingfirst"approach.
- We arerealizingthatunlesswe reorient how wetalkaboutourfaith, we willlosethe nextgeneration.
- Thefirmhad to reorientitsgoalsinordertoremaincompetitive.
- We need to reorient what weteachourchildreninschool.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- eye
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target
- target setting
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
reorientverb[T](CHANGE POSITION)
tochangethepositionof something or someone inrelationto what is around it or them:
Theorchestrawaitedwhile thedancersreoriented themselves.
She reoriented thephotographso that theskywas at thetop.
- Thearmsof themodelwere reoriented so that theypointeddown.
- He reoriented himself tofacewest.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- install
- lie
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- spread
- stick
- superimpose
- transpose
- transposition