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rotated
[
roh
-teyt
or, especially Brit.
,
roh-
teyt
]
ro·tate
1
/
ˈroʊ
teɪt
or, especially Brit.
,
roʊˈteɪt
/
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[
roh
-teyt
or, especially Brit.
,
roh-
teyt
]
Show IPA
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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bezoar
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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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
-ate
1
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
EXPAND
un·ro·tat·ing,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
wheel, whirl.
See
turn.
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rotated
adjective
turned in a circle around an axis
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