rotate
adjective
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rotate
verb
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Verb
also rō-ˈtā- \
adjective
Synonyms for rotate
Synonyms: Verb
pivot, revolve, roll, spin, swing, swirl, swivel, turn, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl
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Examples of rotate in a Sentence
Verb
As the gear rotates, it turns the other gears. The Earth rotates on its axis. The planets rotate around the sun. The software allows you to rotate images. Rotate the sheet of paper 90 degrees. The staff rotates the weekend shift. We rotate—she does the dishes one week; I do them the next. You should rotate your car's tires once a year.
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Rotate pie plate about 15° (if the top of the pie is the 12 o’clock mark, turn it to 2 o’clock). — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit, "BA's Best Blueberry Pie," 10 July 2017 Rotate steaks 45 degrees and cook another 2 minutes. — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Grilled Kansas City Strip Steaks," 3 July 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Turner totaled two tackles while rotating in on the defensive line against Nebraska in 2015. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "South Alabama’s Thompson, Turner remember last trip to Nebraska," 22 Aug. 2019 If crops are not rotated properly, the soil can become infertile and nothing can be grown for several years. — Claire Wolters, National Geographic, "Grassland threats, explained," 22 Aug. 2019 Ceaser remembers when, after the flags were hung, a group of seventh-grade girls approached him urgently in the hallway to demand that the Nepali flag be rotated. — Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, "Sarasota Jewish Day school welcomes ‘children of all faiths’," 20 Aug. 2019 When the three discs are rotated to produce the set combination — 924 — the lock opens. — Quanta Magazine, "The Puzzling Search for Perfect Randomness," 20 Aug. 2019 The second, 4-0, victory was done with a largely second-string side as coach Nuno Espirito Santo rotated nine players from his starting XI vs. Foxes. — SI.com, "Wolverhampton vs Manchester United Live Stream, TV Channel: Watch Premier League," 19 Aug. 2019 The cars’ power comes from burning gas as the engine rotates. — Christine Helms, The Conversation, "NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics," 8 Aug. 2019 Though the exhibition rotates from time to time, the focus is always on the theatrical postwar Italian movement known as Arte Povera. — Will Heinrich, New York Times, "Summer Art Trek: Gallery Hopping in the Hudson Valley," 8 Aug. 2019 What to expect at Level 1 Enjoy more than 100 games that are rotated monthly while '80s and '90s music sets the ambiance. — Samantha Incorvaia, azcentral, "Game on! Level 1 Arcade Bar coming to Heritage District in downtown Gilbert," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rotate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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