rotate

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UK /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ US /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/

verb 5adj 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

quickly, rapidly | gently, slowly | freely

VERB + ROTATE

allow sth to

We allowed the tires to rotate evenly so they would wear less quickly.

PREP

around

The Earth rotates around the Sun, completing one full turn every 365 days.

The fan rotates on its stand to cool the entire room evenly.

through

The dancers rotated through different positions as the music played.

Definitions

verb

To spin, turn, or revolve.

He rotated in his chair to face me.

The earth rotates.

To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

To spin, turn, or revolve something.

Rotate the dial to the left.

To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity.

adj

Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — turn on or around an axis or a center

revolve

verb — turn outward

splay

verb — cause to turn on an axis or center

circumvolve

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He rotated in his chair to face me.

Wiktionary

The earth rotates.

Wiktionary

The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

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a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla

Wiktionary

Rotate your screen to see other images.

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Anatomical breast implants, however, can also deform the shape of the breast if they rotate sideways.

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