rotate
11rotate — ► VERB 1) move in a circle round an axis. 2) move or pass on in a regularly recurring order or succession. 3) grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land. DERIVATIVES rotatable adjective rotatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin… …
12rotate — 01. Not too long ago, people believed that the sun and all the planets [rotated] around the Earth. 02. It takes the earth 24 hours to [rotate] on its axis. 03. The doctor [rotated] the patient s shoulder to determine if there was any injury to… …
13rotate — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ gently, slowly ▪ freely ▪ back and forth VERB + ROTATE …
14rotate — [[t]roʊte͟ɪt, AM ro͟ʊteɪt[/t]] rotates, rotating, rotated 1) V ERG When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement. The Earth rotates round the sun... [V n] Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen …
15rotate */ — UK [rəʊˈteɪt] / US [ˈroʊˌteɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms rotate : present tense I/you/we/they rotate he/she/it rotates present participle rotating past tense rotated past participle rotated 1) to move in a circle around a fixed… …
16rotate — ro|tate [rəuˈteıt US ˈrouteıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of rotare, from rota wheel ] 1.) [I and T] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this = ↑revolve →↑spin ▪ The Earth… …
17rotate — ro|tate [ rou,teıt ] verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way: The Earth rotates 360 degrees every 24 hours. 2. ) if people or things rotate, or if you rotate them,… …
18rotate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin rota Date: 1785 having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel < rotate blue flowers > II. verb (rotated; rotating) Etymology: Latin rotatus, past participle of rotare, from rota …
19rotate — v. (D; intr.) to rotate on (the earth rotates on its axis) * * * [rəʊ teɪt] (D; intr.) to rotate on (the earth rotates on its axis) …
20rotate — verb 1 (I, T) to turn around a fixed point, or to make something do this: a rotating blade 2 (I, T) if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do the jobs for a fixed period of time, one after the other: The chairmanship of the… …
