ROTATE

(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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