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rotate v. [
revolve, go around] turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
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rotate v. exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
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rotate v. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
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rotate v. [
circumvolve] cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
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rotate v. [
turn out, splay, spread out] turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
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