rotate

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verb

1. turn on or around an axis or a center (Freq. 8)
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
• Syn:
revolve, go around
• See Also:
revolve around (for: revolve)
• Derivationally related forms:
rotation, revolution (for: revolve)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
screw, drive in, wheel, wheel around, spin,
spin, whirl, reel, gyrate, twirl,
swirl, twiddle
• Verb Group:
circumvolve
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
2. exchange on a regular basis (Freq. 1)
- We rotate the lead soprano every night
• Derivationally related forms:
rotation
• Hypernyms:
alternate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis (Freq. 1)
- Interns have to rotate for a few months
• Derivationally related forms:
rotation
• Hypernyms:
serve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
4. cause to turn on an axis or center
- Rotate the handle
• Syn:
circumvolve
• Derivationally related forms:
circumvolution (for: circumvolve), rotatory, rotation
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
crank, crank up, whirl, birl, spin,
twirl, birle
• Verb Group:
revolve, go around
• Cause:
revolve, go around
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. turn outward
- These birds can splay out their toes
- ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
• Syn:
turn out, splay, spread out
• Derivationally related forms:
turnout (for: turn out)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
- We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil
• Derivationally related forms:
rotation
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  turn out, splay, spread out, circumvolve, revolve, go around