Rotate
verb (used with object), rotated, rotating.
1.
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
2.
to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession:
to rotate farm crops.
3.
to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan.
verb (used without object), rotated, rotating.
4.
to turn around on or as if on an axis.
5.
to proceed in a fixed routine of succession:
The sentries rotated in keeping watch.
adjective
1.
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
verb (rəʊˈteɪt)
1.
to turn or cause to turn around an axis, line, or point; revolve or spin
2.
to follow or cause to follow a set order or sequence
3.
(of a position, presidency, etc) to pass in turn from one eligible party to each of the other eligible parties
4.
(of staff) to replace or be replaced in turn
adjective (ˈrəʊteɪt)
5.
(botany) designating a corolla the united petals of which radiate from a central point like the spokes of a wheel
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