rotate

(rō'tāt)

v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

v.intr.

1. To turn around on an axis or center.
2. To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate: Interns will rotate through the various departments.

v.tr.

1. To cause to turn on an axis or center. See synonyms at turn.
2. 1. To plant or grow (crops) in a fixed order of succession.
   2. To cause to alternate or proceed in sequence: The coach rotates her players frequently near the end of the game.

adj.
Having radiating parts; wheel-shaped.

[Latin rotāre, rotāt-, from rota, wheel.]

rotatable ro'tat'a·ble adj.

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verb

1. To move or cause to move in circles or around an axis: circle, circumvolve, gyrate, orbit, revolve, turn, wheel. See move/halt, repetition.
2. To do, use, or occur in successive turns: alternate, interchange. See change/persist.

v

Definition: alternate
Antonyms: stay

IN BRIEF: To cause to turn around an axis, (e.g. a wheel). Also: To do something in turn or in cycles.

Summer, fall, winter, spring, The seasons rotate as each brings its special beauty to this earth of ours. — Edna Frohock

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sign description: Both R-hands move around each other in a rotating motion.

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Turned around; pivoted.

• r. tibia — see rotated tibia.

For a list of words related to rotate, see:

• Soldiers and Military Life - rotate: (vb) return to home country after period of service overseas
• Directions - rotate: turn in circles on central axis in place

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See words rhyming with "rotate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Rotate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - rotere, dreje rundt
v. tr. - rotere, dreje rundt
adj. - roterende, omdrejende, efter tur

Nederlands (Dutch)
roteren, rouleren

Français (French)
v. intr. - tourner, pivoter, remplir des fonctions à tour de rôle
v. tr. - faire tourner, faire pivoter, occuper (qch) par roulement, faire (qch) à tour de rôle, alterner, (Agric) alterner
adj. - en forme de roue, à rayons

Deutsch (German)
v. - rotieren, sich abwechseln, sich drehen
adj. - umgedreht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιστρέφω/-ομαι, γυρίζω (γύρω από), εναλλάσσω/-ομαι (εκ περιτροπής)

Italiano (Italian)
ruotare, alternarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rodar, alternar-se

Русский (Russian)
вращаться, обращаться вокруг центра, чередоваться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - girar, dar vueltas, rotar, hacer girar, alternar
v. tr. - hacer rodar, girar, dar vueltas, hacer turnar o alternar
adj. - radial, en forma de rueda

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rotera, växla regelbundet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旋转, 转动, 轮换调防, 循环, 轮流, 使旋转, 使转动, 轮换, 使轮流, 把轮换调防, 轮状的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 旋轉, 轉動, 輪換調防, 循環, 輪流
v. tr. - 使旋轉, 使轉動, 輪換, 使輪流, 把輪換調防
adj. - 輪狀的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 교체하다, 회전하다, 윤번으로 하다
v. tr. - 회전시키다, 교대 시키다, 윤작하다
adj. - 바퀴 모양의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 回転する, 回転させる, 自転する, 循環する, 循環させる, 交替する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدور, يتناوب, يتعاقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮החליף (במחזוריות), סובב, הנהיג רוטציה‬
v. tr. - ‮הסתובב‬
adj. - ‮בצורת גלגל‬

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