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rotate

/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
ro-tate
IPA
/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spin, turn, or revolve.

Intransitive verb

verb

To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

Intransitive verb

verb

To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

Intransitive verb

verb

To spin, turn, or revolve something.

Transitive verb

verb

To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

Transitive verb

verb

To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

Transitive verb

verb

To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

Transitive verb

adj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/
  • British English: /ɹəʊˈteɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rotates (present, singular) rotating (participle, present) rotated (participle, past) rotated (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) rotated (first person, past) rotatest (archaic, present) rotated (past, second person) rotatedst (archaic, past) rotateth (archaic, present) rotated (past, singular)

Derived Forms

autorotate birotate circumrotate clinorotating corotate counterrotate derotate hyperrotate misrotate overrotate pseudorotate rerotate

Phrases

crop-rotate

Frequently Paired Words

crop-rotate rota

Synonyms

revolve circumvolve go around turn out splay spread out

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate straight love-hate eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce rotate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/.
What does rotate mean?
To spin, turn, or revolve.
Where does rotate come from?
Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

How to pronounce rotate

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