Synonyms for rotate
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Verb
1. Spread out
Other
revolve, turn, turn round, roll, swivel, wheel, gyrate, circulate, whirl, gyre, circumvolve, circumgyrate
Definitions
- v. 1
To spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.
Forms
- Past participle
- rotated
e.g. rotated → splayed, revolved, turned, rolled…
Example sentences
- roll Craps is a piece of cake if you only roll elevens.
- wheel Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.
- revolve Why should everything revolve around Tom and Mary?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rotate | steady | |
| splay | rising | |
| roll | steady | |
| wheel | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- turn1, roll1, gyre
- 5 letters
- wheel1, whirl1, splay
- 6 letters
- swivel2, gyrate2
- 7 letters
- revolve2
- 9 letters
- circulate3
- 11 letters
- circumvolve
- 12 letters
- circumgyrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (swivel2 = 2 syllables).