reorientate
verb[T]
UK(alsore-orientate)uk/ˌriːˈɔː.ri.ən.teɪt/us/ˌriːˈɔːr.i.ən.teɪt/(also mainlyUSreorient,re-orient)reorientateverb[T](CHANGE AIM)
tochangetheaimorpurposeof something so that it isdirectedat a differentpersonor thing:
Theentireorganizationmust reorientateitsfocusinordertodeliveranimprovedservice.
She had to reorientate hercareertowardsmarketing.
- Thedefeatforcedtherebelsto reorientatetheirpriorities.
- Thefirmhad to reorientateitsgoalsinordertoremaincompetitive.
- We need to reorientate what weteachourchildreninschool.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- end
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
- utility
reorientateverb[T](CHANGE POSITION)
tochangethepositionof something or someone inrelationto what is around it or them:
Theorchestrawaitedwhile thedancersreorientated themselves.
She reorientated thephotographso that theskywas at thetop.
- Thearmsof themodelwere reorientated so that theypointeddown.
- He reorientated himself tofacewest.
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientation
- stick
- transpose
- transposition