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Rotate

//ˈɹoʊ.teɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped. not-comparable
"a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla"

Verb

1
To spin, turn, or revolve. intransitive
"He rotated in his chair to face me."
2
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession wordnet
3
To advance through a sequence; to take turns. intransitive
"The nurses' shifts rotate each week."
4
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis wordnet
5
To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff. intransitive
"The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."

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6
turn on or around an axis or a center wordnet
7
To spin, turn, or revolve something. transitive
"Rotate the dial to the left."
8
turn outward wordnet
9
To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns. transitive
"I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity."
10
cause to turn on an axis or center wordnet
11
To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first. transitive
"The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around."
12
exchange on a regular basis wordnet
13
To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

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