Definition of "rotate"

rotate

/ɹəʊˈteɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present rotates, present participle rotating, simple past and past participle rotated
1. (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
2. (intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
3. (intransitive, of aircraft) To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
4. (transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
5. (transitive) To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
  Quotations
  I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity.
  1975, “Architectural Digest”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 32, page 112
6. (transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
7. (transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
adjective
not comparable
1. Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.