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Added 9 October 2026

rotate

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/ verb

Latin root: rotātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rotate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Turn on or around an axis or a center.
The Earth revolves around the Sun
Exchange on a regular basis.
We rotate the lead soprano every night
Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis.
Interns have to rotate for a few months

Origin

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).

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