Rotate Definition

rōtāt

rotated, rotates, rotating

verb

rotated, rotates, rotating

To turn around or cause to turn around a center point or axis; revolve.

Webster's New World

To go or cause to go in a regular and recurring succession of changes; take, or cause to take, turns.

To rotate crops.

Webster's New World

To cause to turn on an axis or center.

American Heritage

To plant or grow (crops) in a fixed order of succession.

American Heritage

To cause to alternate or proceed in sequence.

The coach rotates her players frequently near the end of the game.

American Heritage

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adjective

Shaped like a wheel, with radiating parts, as the corolla of some flowers.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Rotate

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

From Wiktionary
Latin rotāre rotāt- from rota wheel ret- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition