rotate

Meaning

Verb

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

gyrate

take turns

roll

twirl

turn around

pivot

circle

⭕

go around

twist

swivel

swing

wheel

🛞

interchange

veer

circumvolve

turn out

cycle

splay

spread out

rewind

⏪

reel

move around

substitute

turn round

twiddle

turn back

translate

transit

troll

🧌

turn over

swirl

invert

switch

slue

shift

circulate

slew

go round

go

revolution

loop

➿

flip

pirouette

run

wind

Translations

tourner

girare

pivoter

drehen

rotieren

girar

girar

draaien

ruotare

rotar

sich drehen

rodar

kreisen

⭕

περιστρέφω

rotare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).