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rotate

Dictionary definition · rotate

verb

  1. turn on or around an axis or a center"The Earth revolves around the Sun"
  2. exchange on a regular basis"We rotate the lead soprano every night"
  3. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis"Interns have to rotate for a few months"
  4. cause to turn on an axis or center"Rotate the handle"
  5. turn outward"These birds can splay out their toes"
  6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession"We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).