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rotate

The correct spelling is rotate.

How to pronounce rotate

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/
verb

IPA: /ɹəʊˈteɪt/

Say it like: Rot-ate

The correct spelling is rotate. To spin, turn, or revolve. For example: "He rotated in his chair to face me."

Usage Examples

He rotated in his chair to face me.

The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To spin, turn, or revolve.
  2. 2.To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
  3. 3.(of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
  4. 4.To spin, turn, or revolve something.
  5. 5.To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

adjective

  1. 1.Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

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