rotate

Definition

  • verb: to move or turn in a circle
  • verb: to perform an act, function, or operation in turn
  • adjective: having the parts flat and spreading or radiating like the spokes of a wheel
  • synonyms: wheel-shaped, revolve

Examples

  • ('US') The soldier was 'rotated' home after six months. [=the soldier was sent home after six months and another soldier took his place]

  • They 'rotate' alfalfa and/with corn. [=grow alfalfa one year and corn the next]

  • We 'rotate'—she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.

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