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rotate - Dictionary definition and meaning for rotate

ROTATE

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  • (verb) plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

    "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

  • (verb) perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

    "Interns have to rotate for a few months"

  • (verb) turn on or around an axis or a center

    "The Earth revolves around the Sun", "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

    synonyms : go around , revolve
  • (verb) turn outward

    "These birds can splay out their toes", "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

    synonyms : splay , spread out , turn out
  • (verb) cause to turn on an axis or center

    "Rotate the handle"

    synonyms : circumvolve
  • (verb) exchange on a regular basis

    "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

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