Defenition of the word rotate
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Defenition of the word rotate
- To position by moving an object around its axis.
- 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"
- perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
- cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
- exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
- plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
- turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
- plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
- turn on or around an axis or a center
- turn outward
- cause to turn on an axis or center
- exchange on a regular basis
Synonyms for the word rotate
Similar words in the rotate
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- center
- center on
- concentrate on
- focus on
- revolve about
- revolve around
Hyponyms for the word rotate
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- birl
- birle
- crank
- crank up
- drive in
- gyrate
- reel
- screw
- spin
- spin around
- swirl
- twiddle
- twirl
- wheel
- wheel around
- whirl
Hypernyms for the word rotate
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- alternate
- grow
- serve
- turn
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