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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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Rotating
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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
EXPANDun·ro·tat·ing, adjective
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