Meaning & Definition of Rotate in English
English⟶
Rotate
/roʊtet/
verb
1. Turn on or around an axis or a center
- "The earth revolves around the sun"
- "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
synonym:
- revolve,
- go around,
- rotate
2. Exchange on a regular basis
- "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
synonym:
- rotate
3. Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
- "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
synonym:
- rotate
4. Cause to turn on an axis or center
- "Rotate the handle"
synonym:
- rotate,
- circumvolve
5. Turn outward
- "These birds can splay out their toes"
- "Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
synonym:
- turn out,
- splay,
- spread out,
- rotate
6. Plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
synonym:
- rotate