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rotate

Pronunciation: /rə(ʊ)ˈteɪt/

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Definition of rotate

verb

  • 1move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre: [no object]:the wheel continued to rotate (as adjective rotating)a rotating drum [with object]:the small directional side rockets rotated the craft
  • 2 [no object] pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order:the job of chairing the meeting rotates
  • [with object] grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil:these crops were sometimes rotated with grass
  • [with object] change the position of (tyres) on a motor vehicle to distribute wear: radial tyres should only be rotated from front to rear on the same side

Derivatives

rotatable

adjective

rotative

Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊtətɪv/

adjective

rotatory

Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊtət(ə)ri, -ˈteɪt(ə)ri/

adjective

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin rotat- 'turned in a circle', from the verb rotare, from rota 'wheel'

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