Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rotate
6 senses of rotate
Sense 1
revolve, go around, rotate -- (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")
=> turn -- (move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning")
Sense 2
rotate -- (exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night")
=> alternate -- (exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions)
Sense 3
rotate -- (perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months")
=> serve -- (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms")
Sense 4
rotate, circumvolve -- (cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle")
=> turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")
Sense 5
turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees")
=> turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")
Sense 6
rotate -- (plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil")
=> grow -- (cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard")
Antonyms of adj rotated
1 sense of rotated
Sense 1
rotated, revolved -- (turned in a circle around an axis)
INDIRECT (VIA turned) -> unturned -- (not turned; "left no stone unturned")
Similarity of adj rotated
1 sense of rotated
Sense 1
rotated, revolved -- (turned in a circle around an axis)
=> turned (vs. unturned) -- (moved around an axis or center)