2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris
Congress of Orientalists. Sir J. Shore.
O`ri*en*tal"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being oriental or
eastern. Sir T. Browne.
O`ri*en"tal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientalized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Orientalizing (?).] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to
Oriental manners or conditions.
O"ri*en*tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Orientating.] [From Orient.]
1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly
direction, or to veer eastward.
2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its
relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among
themselves.
A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper position so as to
exhibit its symmetry.
E. S. Dana.
O"ri*en*tate, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the
north or south toward the east.