HyperDic: rotate

English > 6 senses of the word *rotate*:
VERB	motion	rotate, revolve, go around	turn on or around an axis or a center
	social	rotate	exchange on a regular basis
	competition	rotate	perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
	motion	rotate, circumvolve	cause to turn on an axis or center
	motion	rotate, turn out, splay, spread out	turn outward
	change	rotate	plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

rotate > pronunciation
Sounds	row'tey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	turn on or around an axis or a center.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
Synonyms	revolve, go around
Caused by	rotate, circumvolve	Cause to turn on an axis or center
Narrower	screw, drive in	Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
	screw	Turn like a screw
	spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate	revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
	twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl	Turn in a twisting or spinning motion
	wheel, wheel around	change directions as if revolving on a pivot
Broader	turn	Move around an axis or a center
Similar to	rotate, circumvolve	Cause to turn on an axis or center
Spanish	girar, revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
Catalan	girar, regirar, rodar, rotar, voltar, voltejar
Nouns	rotation	the act of rotating as if on an axis

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Exchange on a regular basis.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"We rotate the lead soprano every night"
Broader	alternate	Exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
Similar to	rotate	plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
Similar to	rotate	Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
Spanish	alternarse, alternar, rotar
Catalan	alternar, canviar
Nouns	rotation	a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 3, competition
Meaning	Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"Interns have to rotate for a few months"
Broader	serve	Do duty or hold offices
Similar to	rotate	Exchange on a regular basis
Spanish	rotar
Nouns	rotation	a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Cause to turn on an axis or center.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Rotate the handle"
Synonym	circumvolve
Cause to	revolve, go around, rotate	turn on or around an axis or a center
Entailed by	unscrew	loosen something by unscrewing it
Narrower	birl, birle	Cause a floating log to rotate by treading
	crank, crank up	Rotate with a crank
	whirl, birl, spin, twirl	Cause to spin
Broader	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Similar to	revolve, go around, rotate	turn on or around an axis or a center
Spanish	hacer rotar, rodar, rotar
Catalan	donar voltes, girar-se, girar, rodar, rotar, tombar-se, voltar
Adjectives	rotatory	of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
Nouns	rotation	the act of rotating as if on an axis

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Turn outward.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
Synonyms	turn out, splay, spread out
Broader	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Spanish	achaflanarse
Catalan	aixamfranar-se, aixamfranar

English > *rotate*: 6 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
Broader	grow	Cause to grow or develop
Similar to	rotate	Exchange on a regular basis
Nouns	rotation	a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

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