Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

rotate

Definition

rotate [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"

2. exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

3. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"

4. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

5. turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

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Synonyms

verb
revolve, turn, spin, gyrate, pivot, swivel, roll, twist

Antonyms

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