ROTATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
   Usage Example(s)
   • We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grow (what does grow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
   Usage Example(s)
   • Interns have to rotate for a few months
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • serve (what does serve mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • turn on or around an axis or a center
   Synonym(s)
   • go around (what does go around mean?)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Earth revolves around the Sun
   • The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • screw (what does screw mean?)
   • drive in (what does drive in mean?)
   • screw (what does screw mean?)
   • wheel (what does wheel mean?)
   • wheel around (what does wheel around mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • spin around (what does spin around mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • reel (what does reel mean?)
   • gyrate (what does gyrate mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • swirl (what does swirl mean?)
   • twiddle (what does twiddle mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   See Also
   • focus on (what does focus on mean?)
   • center on (what does center on mean?)
   • revolve around (what does revolve around mean?)
   • revolve about (what does revolve about mean?)
   • concentrate on (what does concentrate on mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)
4. Meaning
   • turn outward
   Synonym(s)
   • splay (what does splay mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   • turn out (what does turn out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • These birds can splay out their toes
   • ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • turnout (what does turnout mean?)
5. Meaning
   • cause to turn on an axis or center
   Synonym(s)
   • circumvolve (what does circumvolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Rotate the handle
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crank (what does crank mean?)
   • crank up (what does crank up mean?)
   • whirl (what does whirl mean?)
   • birl (what does birl mean?)
   • spin (what does spin mean?)
   • twirl (what does twirl mean?)
   • birl (what does birl mean?)
   • birle (what does birle mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
   • go around (what does go around mean?)
   • rotate (what does rotate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circumvolution (what does circumvolution mean?)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • rotary motion (what does rotary motion mean?)
6. Meaning
   • exchange on a regular basis
   Usage Example(s)
   • We rotate the lead soprano every night
   Hypernyms(s) rotate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)