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rotated

[roh-teyt or, especially Brit., roh-teyt]

ro·tate

1[roh-teyt or, especially Brit., roh-teyt] verb, -tat·ed, -tat·ing.
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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Rotated is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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

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
EXPAND
un·ro·tat·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. wheel, whirl. See turn.

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rotated

adjective
turned in a circle around an axis 
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