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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 Word Forms
- rotatable adjective
- rotatably adverb
- nonrotatable adjective
- nonrotating adjective
- unrotated adjective
- unrotating adjective
- ˈٲٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“I have questions for the secretary, because the fact of the matter is that half a dozen violent criminals that you’re rotating on your — on your ...”
Greenfield has taken “Social Studies” to schools around the country since its premiere last summer, airing episodes and answering questions, speaking alongside a rotating group of the show’s subjects.
Some teachers always have rotated from class to class and done fine — 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 “Saturday Night Fever” 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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