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reorient
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reorient [riːˈɔːrɪənt]
vb (tr)
to adjust or align (something) in a new or different way
reorientation  n
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Verb1.reorient - orient once again, after a disorientation
orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
2.reorient - cause to turn
tip - cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
turn - cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
3.reorient - set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
skew - turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"


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He opens with an account of world power reorientations of the last century and especially the last two decades and then presents chapters on cross- border issues that require greater coordination: trade and finance, energy, security, immigration, health, the environment, and poverty.
While there is little doubt that certain postural reorientations encourage airway drainage and should be strongly considered when it is safe, it is sobering to think that side-to-side repositioning undertaken from the first hours of care to prevent skin breakdown might actually help to distribute noxious lung fluids more widely into previously unaffected zones before gelling inhibits secretion mobility.
 
 
 
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