rotate

1. Turn on or around an axis or a center (synset 202048992)
   "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
   is a type of: turn - move around an axis or a center
   subtypes:

   • drive in, screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
   • screw - turn like a screw
   • wheel, wheel around - change directions as if revolving on a pivot
   • gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
   • swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl - turn in a twisting or spinning motion
   same as: go around, revolve
   verb group: circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center
2. Exchange on a regular basis (synset 202399036)
   "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
   is a type of: alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
   verb group:

   • rotate - plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
   • rotate - perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
3. Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis (synset 201098716)
   "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
   is a type of: serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
   verb group: rotate - exchange on a regular basis
4. Cause to turn on an axis or center (synset 202049739)
   "Rotate the handle"
   causes: go around, revolve, rotate - turn on or around an axis or a center
   is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • crank, crank up - rotate with a crank
   • birl, spin, twirl, whirl - cause to spin
   • birl, birle - cause a floating log to rotate by treading
   same as: circumvolve
   verb group: go around, revolve, rotate - turn on or around an axis or a center
5. Turn outward (synset 202049364)
   "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
   is a type of: turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
   same as: splay, spread out, turn out
6. Plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession (synset 200246799)
   "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
   is a type of: grow - cause to grow or develop
   verb group: rotate - exchange on a regular basis

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