rotate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ UK /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #14493

Meanings

1

verb
To turn or spin around a central point.

The Earth rotates once every twenty-four hours.
2

verb
To turn or spin something around a central point.

Rotate the dial slowly to find the right setting.
3

verb
To take turns, or move through a sequence one after another.

The nurses rotate their shifts every week.
4

verb
To grow different crops in a field in a regular cycle.

Farmers rotate the crops to keep the soil healthy.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

circumvolverevolve

Word family

Forms rotatedrotatesrotatingrotatory

Derived forms autorotatebirotatecircumrotateclinorotatingcorotatecounterrotatederotatehyperrotatemisrotateoverrotatepseudorotatererotate

Related forms crop-rotaterota

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

*Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# rotate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹəʊˈteɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 14493

## Meanings
1. To turn or spin around a central point.
2. To turn or spin something around a central point.
3. To take turns, or move through a sequence one after another.
4. To grow different crops in a field in a regular cycle.

## Examples
- The Earth rotates once every twenty-four hours.
- Rotate the dial slowly to find the right setting.
- The nurses rotate their shifts every week.
- Farmers rotate the crops to keep the soil healthy.

## Synonyms
- circumvolve
- revolve

## Derived Forms
- autorotate
- birotate
- circumrotate
- clinorotating
- corotate
- counterrotate
- derotate
- hyperrotate
- misrotate
- overrotate
- pseudorotate
- rerotate

## Related Forms
- crop-rotate
- rota

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *Hreth₂-

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Rotate is borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). In present-day use, it can mean to turn or spin around a central point, or to turn or spin something around a central point. Derived formations include autorotate, birotate, circumrotate, clinorotating, and corotate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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