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rotate
'rotate' - used as a verb
1. turn on or around an axis or a center
The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
2. exchange on a regular basis
We rotate the lead soprano every night
3. cause to turn on an axis or center
Rotate the handle
4. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
Interns have to rotate for a few months
5. turn outward
ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil

derived forms
1. Rotate / Past
rotated
2. Rotate / Third Person
rotates
3. Rotate / Present Participle
rotating
Variations of 'rotate'
 
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