reorient
verb
re·ori·ent
(ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent 
reoriented; reorienting
: to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as
a
: to change the orientation or direction of (something or someone)
reorient the antenna
reoriented herself so she was facing north
b
: to reacquaint (someone, especially oneself) with a situation, environment, etc.
woke up and reoriented myself to my surroundings
… returning servicewomen and men struggling to reorient themselves to civilian life.—
Molly Callahan
Molly Callahan
c
: to change the goal or emphasis of (something or someone)
… I stumbled into motherhood and was bewildered at … the volte-face required to reorient myself, my values and my way of life …—Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting… lacks nearly every resource necessary to reorient its archaic industrial economy …—David Remnick
David RemnickThe long-term potential of vast databases of genomic data to … reorient the debate on medical priorities …—Larry Downes and Paul Nunes
Larry Downes and Paul Nunes
also
: to direct (something) toward the interests of a different group
… reorienting its policy priorities to the working class. —Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer
reorientation
(ˌ)rē-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən
noun
-ˌen-
plural reorientations
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life …
—Brad Knickerbocker
Brad Knickerbocker
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The economy of Canada changed dramatically as companies reoriented to serve the massive market to their south, now largely free from protectionist barriers to trade.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Google has been reorienting its Android smartphones’ software around this concept, with features like Circle to Search, which performs a Google search based on what’s on your phone’s screen.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But in the wake of the October 7 attacks in Israel, Weiss reoriented the publication around the war in Gaza.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Larsson has been busy reorienting PVH so that it is focused on taking full advantage of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s potential and recently nudged up the company’s revenue forecast.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Google has been reorienting its Android smartphones’ software around this concept, with features like Circle to Search, which performs a Google search based on what’s on your phone’s screen.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
But in the wake of the October 7 attacks in Israel, Weiss reoriented the publication around the war in Gaza.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Larsson has been busy reorienting PVH so that it is focused on taking full advantage of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s potential and recently nudged up the company’s revenue forecast.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reorient
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“Reorient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reorient. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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