1. Positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually
   "noticed the bee's momentary orientating pause before heading back to the hive";
   - orienting

1. Determine one's position with reference to another point
   "We had to orientate ourselves in the forest";
   - orient

See also: aligning, dimensioning, familiarising [Brit], familiarizing, homing, orientated [Brit], oriented, positioning

Type of: decide, determine, make up one's mind

Antonym: disorienting

Encyclopedia: Orientate