orientates

verb

present tense third-person singular of orientate
as in introduces
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to will orientate all incoming freshmen to the layout of the campus

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  1. introduces
  2. orients
  3. educates
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  • The campaign introduces the Arc, a new mid-rise jean with a barrel silhouette, alongside favorites like the High-Rise Wide Leg, Baggy Barrel and Low-Rise Baggy.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Misaligned execution introduces variability that compounds as organizations scale.
    — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduces
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  • Boyd’s insight was that whoever observes and orients better gets inside their opponent’s decision cycle and dictates the fight.
    — Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Definition of orients
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  • None of these institutions educates hundreds of thousands of students.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of educates
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