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).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
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).
Meanings
(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.
The earth rotates.
(intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
(intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
(transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
Rotate the dial to the left.
(transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity. 1975, “Architectural Digest”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 32, page 112:
(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.
(transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
fr rotationner (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ml തിരിക്കുക (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ml കറങ്ങുക (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · ru крути́ть (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ky айлануу (to spin, turn, or revolve) · hu forgat (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · nb rotere (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fr intervertir (to change which tire is on each corner of the car, so that they wear evenly) · ml തിരിയുക (to spin, turn, or revolve) · te పరిభ్రమించు (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pt rotar (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · nn rotere (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · th หัน (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ml കറങ്ങുക (to spin, turn, or revolve) · hy պտտել (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · hu forog (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ja 回る (to spin, turn, or revolve) · es girar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · th หมุน (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ru враща́ться (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fi kääntää (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · hy պտտվել (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fa چرخیدن (to spin, turn, or revolve) · mww tig (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · nb rotere (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · sv vända (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · pl obracać się (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fi vuorotella (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · bg редувам (to advance something through a sequence) · pt rodar (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ckb سوراندن (to spin, turn, or revolve) · te భ్రమించు (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pt girar (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · pt rodar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fr tourner (to spin, turn, or revolve) · cmn 轮流 (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · ja 回る (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · fi pyöriä (to spin, turn, or revolve) · gl xirar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · izh pööriä (to spin, turn, or revolve) · sv rotera (to spin, turn, or revolve) · bg въртя (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ps تاوول (to spin, turn, or revolve) · el περιστρέφω (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · fr permuter (to change which tire is on each corner of the car, so that they wear evenly) · be абярну́цца (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fi kääntyä (to spin, turn, or revolve) · el περιστρέφομαι (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ota دونمك (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fr faire tourner (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · be абарача́цца (to spin, turn, or revolve) · cmn 转动 (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ru верте́ть (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · pt rotar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · bg редувам се (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · qu muyuy (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ro roti (to spin, turn, or revolve) · chr ᎠᏗᏆᎸᏕᏲᎭ (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ar أَدَارَ (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · nl roteren (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ru враща́ть (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · pl obracać (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · sv rotera (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · be абараці́цца (to spin, turn, or revolve) · hu pörget (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · de sich drehen (to spin, turn, or revolve) · mww tig (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fr rotater (to spin, turn, or revolve) · bg въртя (to change which tire is on each corner of the car, so that they wear evenly) · nn rotere (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ml കറക്കുക (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · nl ronddraaien (to spin, turn, or revolve) · bg въртя се (to spin, turn, or revolve) · cmn 轮换 (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · pt girar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · cmn 旋转 (to spin, turn, or revolve) · th หมุน (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pt rotacionar (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · cs otočit (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ps څرخول (to spin, turn, or revolve) · fi pyörittää (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pt rotacionar (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pl obrócić się (to spin, turn, or revolve) · de rotieren (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ckb چەرخاندن (to spin, turn, or revolve) · hu pörög (to spin, turn, or revolve) · th หัน (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · ru крути́ться (to spin, turn, or revolve) · ru верте́ться (to spin, turn, or revolve) · it ruotare (to spin, turn, or revolve) · pl obrócić (to spin, turn, or revolve something) · el εναλλάσσομαι (to advance through a sequence; to take turns) · az fırlanmaq (to spin, turn, or revolve)