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Webster 1913 Edition
Rotate
Ro′tate
,Adj.
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped;
as, a
rotate
spicule or scale; a rotate
corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one.Ro′tate
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rotated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rotating
.] 1.
To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve.
2.
To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn;
as, to
. rotate
in officeRo′tate
,Verb.
I.
1.
To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle.
2.
To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office.
[Colloq.]
“Both, after a brief service, were rotated out of office.” Harper’s Mag.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rotate
RO'TATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
rotate
rotate
English
Verb
rotate (third-person singular simple present rotates, present participle rotating, simple past and past participle rotated)
- (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
- He rotated in his chair to face me.
- (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
- (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
- The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
- (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- Rotate the dial to the left.
- (transitive) To advance something through a sequence.
- (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
- (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
Synonyms
- (to turn) revolve
- (to make turn) circumvolve
Translations
to spin, turn, or revolve
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to advance through a sequence; to take turns
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to spin, turn, or revolve something
to advance something through a sequence
to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones
to change which tire is on each corner of the car, so that they wear evenly
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Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
rotate (not comparable)
- Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
- a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla