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1 Rotate
v. intrans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rotate
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rotate — 1 *turn, revolve, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette 2 Rotate, alternate can both mean to succeed or cause to succeed each other in turn. Rotate may be used in reference to two or more persons or things; it implies… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rotate — ro‧tate [rəʊˈteɪt ǁ ˈroʊteɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do the jobs for a fixed period of time, one after the other: • Within each section of the company, workers are now rotated from… … Financial and business terms
Rotate — Ro tate, a. [L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Roue}.] Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotate — [rō′tāt΄, rō tāt′] vi., vt. rotated, rotating [< L rotatus, pp. of rotare, to turn < rota, wheel: see ROLL] 1. to turn around or cause to turn around a center point or axis; revolve 2. to go or cause to go in a regular and recurring… … English World dictionary
rotate — 01. Not too long ago, people believed that the sun and all the planets [rotated] around the Earth. 02. It takes the earth 24 hours to [rotate] on its axis. 03. The doctor [rotated] the patient s shoulder to determine if there was any injury to… … Grammatical examples in English
rotate — [[t]roʊte͟ɪt, AM ro͟ʊteɪt[/t]] rotates, rotating, rotated 1) V ERG When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement. The Earth rotates round the sun... [V n] Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen … English dictionary
rotate — ro|tate [rəuˈteıt US ˈrouteıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of rotare, from rota wheel ] 1.) [I and T] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this = ↑revolve →↑spin ▪ The Earth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rotate — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ gently, slowly ▪ freely ▪ back and forth VERB + ROTATE … Collocations dictionary
rotate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin rota Date: 1785 having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel < rotate blue flowers > II. verb (rotated; rotating) Etymology: Latin rotatus, past participle of rotare, from rota … New Collegiate Dictionary
rotate — Synonyms and related words: advance, alternate, ascend, back, back up, bandy, be here again, become airborne, budge, change, change place, circle, circulate, circumrotate, circumvolute, clear, climb, come again, come and go, come around, come… … Moby Thesaurus
rotate — v 1. revolve, turn, spin, twirl, twiddle, Archaic. trundle; wheel, swivel, pivot; gyrate, reel, circle, circumvolve, circumrotate; (all of the hips) bump, grind, bump and grind. 2.(all in reference to a job, position, etc.) replace, switch, move… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder