rotate
rotate definition
ro·tate (rō′tāt′, rō tāt′)
intransitive verb, transitive verb rotated -·tat′ed, rotating -·tat′·ing
- to turn around or cause to turn around a center point or axis; revolve
- to go or cause to go in a regular and recurring succession of changes; take, or cause to take, turns to rotate crops
Etymology: < L rotatus, pp. of rotare, to turn < rota, wheel: see roll
adjective
shaped like a wheel, with radiating parts, as the corolla of some flowers
Etymology: < L rota, wheel + -ate
Related Forms:
- rotatable ro′·tat·able (rō′tāt′ə bəl, rō tāt′-) adjective
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