rotate
Use rotate in a sentence
teɪt verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
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.
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Origin:
1800–10; < Latin rotātus (past participle of rotāre to cause to spin, roll, move in a circle), equivalent to rot(a) wheel + -ātus -ate1
1800–10; < Latin rotātus (past participle of rotāre to cause to spin, roll, move in a circle), equivalent to rot(a) wheel + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
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
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adjective
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
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| rotate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin |
| 2. | to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence |
| 3. | (of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties |
| 4. | (of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn |
| —adj | |
| 5. | botany designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel |
| ro'tatable | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Now imagine being able to rotate your torso as you swing.
He could rotate objects in his mind and make technical drawings without the need for a single revision.
Occasionally rotate pan to mix syrup without stirring it, then replace over heat.
The chairmanship of the new set-up would rotate between the parties in some as yet undetermined fashion.
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