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rotate
1[ roh-teytor, especially British, roh-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession:
to rotate farm crops.
- to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan.
verb (used without object)
- to turn around on or as if on an axis.
- to proceed in a fixed routine of succession:
The sentries rotated in keeping watch.
rotate
2[ roh-teyt ]
adjective
- wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
rotate
verb
- to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin
- to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence
- (of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties
- (of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn
adjective
- botany designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel
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Derived Forms
- roˈtatable, adjective
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Other Words From
- rotat·a·ble adjective
- rotat·a·bly adverb
- non·rotat·a·ble adjective
- non·rotat·ing adjective
- un·rotat·ed adjective
- un·rotat·ing adjective
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Example Sentences
According to his suit, Carleton would rotate four new boys into his home every semester.
In an airline seat, the hips and pelvis rotate forward and the S curve flattens.
As the panels rotate to track the sun, they produce more than enough power to move skiiers up the mountain.
Rotate those chairs, and senators might rotate back to their states earlier than usual.
Each facility has a Rabbi, though some of the smaller ones have traveling Rabbis that rotate from joint to joint.
We must add that this vast world, like the Sun, does not rotate all in one period.
The most curious fact is that these satellites do not rotate like those of the other planets.
It would rotate for hours like on a spit—almost no friction.
The ortho molecules rotate with odd rotational quantum numbers, while the para molecules rotate with even quantum numbers.
It is only necessary to rotate the desired jet into position in order to connect it with both gas and air supplies.
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