English dictionary

rotate

/'r/oU/t/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one.

adjective

Source: webster1913

turn on or around an axis or a center

verb.motion

Examples
The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire.

Synonyms go around revolve

Source: WordNet 3.0
exchange on a regular basis

verb.social

Examples
We rotate the lead soprano every night.

Source: WordNet 3.0
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

verb.competition

Examples
Interns have to rotate for a few months.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cause to turn on an axis or center

verb.motion

Examples
Rotate the handle.

Synonyms circumvolve

Source: WordNet 3.0
turn outward

verb.motion

Examples
Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees.

Synonyms splay spread out turn out

Source: WordNet 3.0
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

verb.change

Examples
We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle.

verb

Source: webster1913