Word dictionary needs to be updated: "orientate" is NOT a word.

[travel_writer_2004]

Tragically, the spell check feature in Word recognizes "orientate" as a
legitimate word. IT IS NOT! The correct verb (both transitive and
intransitive) is "orient." The noun is "orientation." Simply put, THERE IS
NO SUCH WORD AS ORIENTATE.

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[Charles Kenyon]

Until such time as it is fixed, you may want to add this word to your
exclude dictionary.
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

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[TF]

Really!

Definition
orientate (AIM) UK [Show phonetics]
verb [T usually + adverb or preposition] (US orient)
to aim something at someone or something, or make something suitable for a
particular group of people:
It is essential that the public sector orientates itself more towards the
consumer.

orientated UK [Show phonetics]
adjective (US oriented)
directed towards or interested in something:
The industry is heavily orientated towards export markets.

-orientated UK [Show phonetics]
suffix (US -oriented)
showing the direction in which something is aimed:
She wants to turn the company into a profit-orientated organization.

orientation [Show phonetics]
noun
the particular interests, activities or aims that someone or something has:
We employ people without regard to their political or sexual orientation.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)




message : Tragically, the spell check feature in Word recognizes "orientate" as a
: legitimate word. IT IS NOT! The correct verb (both transitive and
: intransitive) is "orient." The noun is "orientation." Simply put, THERE
IS
: NO SUCH WORD AS ORIENTATE.
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[Lugubrious]

Not to bicker, nor to defend Word, but "orientate" IS a word, just not one
widely used. It's presented in Webster's 9th and in Webster's Unabridged
(3rd), with its larger meaning (apart from Orient) in the intransitive sense:

Etymology: French orienter (from Middle French) + English -ate -- more at
ORIENT
transitive verb : ORIENT <when they come to London, colonials orientate
themselves by Piccadilly Circus -- Ngaio Marsh>
intransitive verb : to face or turn to the east

By the way, there's a very nice passage about the use of "Orientate" in The
Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage. From this passage comes this:

"Orientate, first attested in 1849 in the same issue of the same jourmal
that first used "orientation," has been under critical fire since 1945.
After you have weeded out the ill-considered or uninformed commentary, the
criticism comes down to this: orientate is three letters and one syllable
longer than orient. That would seem like a rather trivial concern, but the
word seems to draw criticism for no better reason than that. You will have
to decide for yourself how important that consideration is in your writing."

 

[TF]

It is in common use in the UK. It is one of those strange words that evolved
differently different sides of the Atlantic. Rather like in the UK, we
disembark from a plane, whilst over the other side, they debark from a
plane!

With the ease of international communication and imported TV programs, this
trend will probably disappear over the next few generations.

Terry

: Not to bicker, nor to defend Word, but "orientate" IS a word, just not one
: widely used. It's presented in Webster's 9th and in Webster's Unabridged
: (3rd), with its larger meaning (apart from Orient) in the intransitive
sense:
:
: Etymology: French orienter (from Middle French) + English -ate -- more at
: ORIENT
: transitive verb : ORIENT <when they come to London, colonials orientate
: themselves by Piccadilly Circus -- Ngaio Marsh>
: intransitive verb : to face or turn to the east
:
: By the way, there's a very nice passage about the use of "Orientate" in
The
: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage. From this passage comes
this:
:
: "Orientate, first attested in 1849 in the same issue of the same jourmal
: that first used "orientation," has been under critical fire since 1945.
: After you have weeded out the ill-considered or uninformed commentary, the
: criticism comes down to this: orientate is three letters and one syllable
: longer than orient. That would seem like a rather trivial concern, but
the
: word seems to draw criticism for no better reason than that. You will
have
: to decide for yourself how important that consideration is in your
writing."
:
:
: "travel_writer_2004" wrote:
:
: > Tragically, the spell check feature in Word recognizes "orientate" as a
: > legitimate word. IT IS NOT! The correct verb (both transitive and
: > intransitive) is "orient." The noun is "orientation." Simply put,
THERE IS
: > NO SUCH WORD AS ORIENTATE.
: >
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, some may debark, but I think mostly we deplane (or disembark). Our
airport used to signs directing traffic for Emplaning Passengers and
Deplaning Passengers, which at least made sense, even if it was not very
elegant. Now there are lanes for Arriving Passengers and Departing
Passengers, which are subject to some interpretation (passengers are
arriving by car to depart by plane and vice versa). In either case, you have
to make the intuitive leap that the car is not being driven by the passenger
who is arriving on the plane (or deplaning) but by the person who is coming
to collect him. <g>

 

[TF]

ROFLOL

tf

: Well, some may debark, but I think mostly we deplane (or disembark). Our
: airport used to signs directing traffic for Emplaning Passengers and
: Deplaning Passengers, which at least made sense, even if it was not very
: elegant. Now there are lanes for Arriving Passengers and Departing
: Passengers, which are subject to some interpretation (passengers are
: arriving by car to depart by plane and vice versa). In either case, you
have
: to make the intuitive leap that the car is not being driven by the
passenger
: who is arriving on the plane (or deplaning) but by the person who is
coming
: to collect him. <g>
:
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: Suzanne S. Barnhill
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: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > It is in common use in the UK. It is one of those strange words that
: evolved
: > differently different sides of the Atlantic. Rather like in the UK, we
: > disembark from a plane, whilst over the other side, they debark from a
: > plane!
: >
: > With the ease of international communication and imported TV programs,
: this
: > trend will probably disappear over the next few generations.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: > : > : Not to bicker, nor to defend Word, but "orientate" IS a word, just not
: one
: > : widely used. It's presented in Webster's 9th and in Webster's
: Unabridged
: > : (3rd), with its larger meaning (apart from Orient) in the intransitive
: > sense:
: > :
: > : Etymology: French orienter (from Middle French) + English -ate -- more
: at
: > : ORIENT
: > : transitive verb : ORIENT <when they come to London, colonials
orientate
: > : themselves by Piccadilly Circus -- Ngaio Marsh>
: > : intransitive verb : to face or turn to the east
: > :
: > : By the way, there's a very nice passage about the use of "Orientate"
in
: > The
: > : Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage. From this passage comes
: > this:
: > :
: > : "Orientate, first attested in 1849 in the same issue of the same
jourmal
: > : that first used "orientation," has been under critical fire since
1945.
: > : After you have weeded out the ill-considered or uninformed commentary,
: the
: > : criticism comes down to this: orientate is three letters and one
: syllable
: > : longer than orient. That would seem like a rather trivial concern,
but
: > the
: > : word seems to draw criticism for no better reason than that. You will
: > have
: > : to decide for yourself how important that consideration is in your
: > writing."
: > :
: > :
: > : "travel_writer_2004" wrote:
: > :
: > : > Tragically, the spell check feature in Word recognizes "orientate"
as
: a
: > : > legitimate word. IT IS NOT! The correct verb (both transitive and
: > : > intransitive) is "orient." The noun is "orientation." Simply put,
: > THERE IS
: > : > NO SUCH WORD AS ORIENTATE.
: > : >
: > : > ----------------
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