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Definitions for Rotate

[1] to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
[2] to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession: to rotate farm crops.
[3] to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan.
[4] to turn around on or as if on an axis.
[5] to proceed in a fixed routine of succession: The sentries rotated in keeping watch.
[6] wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
[7] to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin
[8] to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence
[9] (of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties
[10] (of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn
[11] botany designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel

Words related to Rotate

whirl, swivel, twist, twirl, pivot, revolve, spin, switch, wheel, troll, waltz, move, turn, gyrate, circumvolve, circle, reel, roll, pirouette, whirligig

Words nearby Rotate

rotary shutter, rotary tiller, rotary valve, rotary wing, rotary-till, rotate, rotating, rotation, rotation axis, rotation flap, rotation of axes

Origin of Rotate

21775–85; < Latin rot(a ) wheel + -ate1

Other words from Rotate

ro·tat·a·ble , adjective
ro·tat·a·bly , adverb
non·ro·tat·a·ble , adjective
non·ro·tat·ing , adjective
un·ro·tat·ed , adjective
un·ro·tat·ing , adjective

Synonyms for Rotate

pivot, revolve, spin, swivel, twirl, twist, whirl, circle, circumvolve, gyrate, move, pirouette, reel, roll, troll, trundle, turn, waltz, wheel, whirligig, whirr, circumduct, gyre