Rotate

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/

The meaning and definition of Rotate, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
    “The nurses' shifts rotate each week.”
  2. (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
    “The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.”
adjective
  1. Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
    “a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla”
Synonyms circumvolve revolve

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