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rotate
1[roh-teyt, roh-teyt]
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
Synonyms: ,to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession.
to rotate farm crops.
to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan.
verb (used without object)
to turn around on or as if on an axis.
to proceed in a fixed routine of succession.
The sentries rotated in keeping watch.
rotate
2[roh-teyt]
adjective
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
rotate
verb
to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin
to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence
(of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties
(of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn
adjective
botany designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- rotatable adjective
- rotatably adverb
- nonrotatable adjective
- nonrotating adjective
- unrotated adjective
- unrotating adjective
- °ł“ĒĖ³Ł²¹³Ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
āI have questions for the secretary, because the fact of the matter is that half a dozen violent criminals that youāre rotating on your ā on your ...ā
Greenfield has taken āSocial Studiesā to schools around the country since its premiere last summer, airing episodes and answering questions, speaking alongside a rotating group of the showās subjects.
Some teachers always have rotated from class to class and done fine ā think about elementary music teachers, for example.
He served seven years, one in the rotating position of mayor, before running for the nonpartisan Board of Supervisors.
These are not conventional āSaturday Night Feverā spherical mirror balls but small rotating step-pyramids, doubled-up, flat sides pressed together one atop the other and then suspended, like mirror reflections of themselves.
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