Antonyms for rotate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : roh-teyt or, esp. British, roh-teyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ teɪt or, esp. British, roʊˈteɪt


Definition of rotate

Origin :
  • 1794, intransitive, back-formation from rotation. Transitive sense from 1823. Related: Rotated; rotating. Rotator "muscle which allows a part to be moved circularly" is recorded from 1670s.
  • verb go around in circle
  • verb alternate
Example sentences :
  • If it does not, rotate the tube, but still so that the flame plays in the nick.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • If the tool be lightly held, it will be found that it tends to rotate by itself.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • You are not to rotate the object consciously or help it in any way.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis » by Melvin Powers
  • Imagine a paddle-wheel placed in water and caused to rotate.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • It would be necessary then that the ring-system should rotate around the planet.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Marvels of Astronomy » by Richard A. Proctor
  • They rotate with the motion they possess when thrown or shrunk off; but will they remain rings?
  • Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
  • He would like to have as many legs as a wheel has spokes, and rotate about in the same way.
  • Extract from : « Being a Boy » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • We must add that this vast world, like the Sun, does not rotate all in one period.
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • The most curious fact is that these satellites do not rotate like those of the other planets.
  • Extract from : « Astronomy for Amateurs » by Camille Flammarion
  • And as he glared in amazement, it began to rotate with growing speed.
  • Extract from : « Shadows in Zamboula » by Robert E. Howard

Synonyms for rotate

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