# disorientate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of disorient.

## Etymology
From dis- + orientate. Not a back-formation from disorientation, which is attested much later and is perhaps from disorientate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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