rotate

Meaning

Verb

1. To spin, turn, or revolve.
2. To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
3. To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
4. To spin, turn, or revolve something.
5. To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
6. To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
7. To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

Adj

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

Synonyms

turn

revolve

spin

whirl

alternate

take turns

gyrate

roll

twirl

turn around

pivot

go around

circle

⭕

twist

swivel

swing

interchange

wheel

🛞

reel

circumvolve

cycle

turn out

veer

rewind

⏪

move around

splay

spread out

substitute

pirouette

circulate

go

invert

troll

🧌

transit

wind

translate

run

flip

shift

change direction

go round

switch

slew

slue

swirl

turn over

turn round

twiddle

revolution

loop

➿

turn back

short-circuit

skirt

spiral

stir

swerve

swing about

take in

skate over

trundle

tumble

turnabout

turn away

turn in

turning

turn off

twine

wag

walk around

whirlpool

zigzag

face about

mill about

whirl around

circumgyration

follow in turn

wheel around

birle

change state

swing around

back swing

cyclical shift

rotary movement

do by turns

throw-over motion

ambulate

backtrack

bend

birl

bring about

bump

circumambulation

circumnavigate

circumvent

clew

clue

coil

compile

convert

convolve

cornering

crank

curl

cyclic

deflect

dial

discoid

distort

divert

drive

flip over

get

get around

gyration

hang around

incline

interpret

itinerate

mill

move

move in a circle

orbit

pan

ply

pronate

ratchet

reclaim

recycle

♻️

render

reverse

revolt

revolute

ride

round

screw

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”), from rota (“wheel”).