rotate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“‘revolve’”), from rota (“‘wheel’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• enPR: /rō'tāt/ (US) or /rōtāt'/ (UK)
• IPA: /ˈrɔʊteɪt/ (US) or /rəʊˈteɪt/ (UK)
• SAMPA: {{{1}}} /"rOUteIt/ (US) or /r@U"teIt/ (UK)

[edit] Verb

to rotate (third-person singular simple present rotates, present participle rotating, simple past and past participle rotated)

1. (intransitive) to spin, turn, or revolve.

   He rotated in his chair to face me.

2. (intransitive) to advance through a sequence; to take turns.

   The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

3. (transitive) to spin, turn, or revolve something.

   Rotate the dial to the left.

4. (transitive) to advance something through a sequence.
5. (transitive) to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

   The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.

6. (transitive, of crops) to grow or plant in a certain order.

[edit] Synonyms

• (to turn) revolve
• (to make turn) circumvolve

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• rotation
• rotatable

[edit] Related terms

• rota

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

rotate

1. Second-person plural present tense of rotare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of rotare.
3. Feminine plural of rotato.