Definition of: rotate

(rō′tāt) v.t. & v.i. ·tat·ed, ·tat·ing
1. To turn or cause to turn on or as on its axis.
2. To alternate in a definite order or succession. See synonyms under REVOLVE.
—adjective
1. Wheel–shaped; circular, as the corollas of certain flowers.
2. Forming a circle around a part, as spines or hairs. [<L rotatus, pp. of rotare turn <rota]
—ro′tat·a·ble adjective