Rotate
/ɹəʊˈteɪt/
The meaning and definition of Rotate, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
“The nurses' shifts rotate each week.”
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(of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
“The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.”
adjective
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Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
“a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
circumvolve revolve
Origin
From Latin rotatus.
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