rotate
English
/ɹəʊˈteɪt/, /ˈɹoʊteɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
- (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- (intransitive) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
- (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- (transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
- (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotātus.
Origin
Latin
rotātus
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autorotate English
- birotate English
- circumrotate English
- corotate English
- counterrotate English
- derotate English
- derotator English
- hyperrotate English
- nonrotatable English
- overrotate English
- rotatability English
- rotatable English
- rotatably English
- rotator English
- underrotate English
- rota Latin
- rotāre Latin
- rotātus Latin
- rodaje Spanish, Castilian
- rodante Spanish, Castilian
- rodar Spanish, Castilian
- rotar Spanish, Castilian
- rotativo Spanish, Castilian
- ruedamierda Spanish, Castilian