Topic: CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of rotare, from rota 'wheel' |
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ro‧tate
1 [intransitive and transitive] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this [= revolve; ↪ spin]: The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.
The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.2 [intransitive and transitive]BEC if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time : The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually. Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience.
The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience.3 [intransitive and transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction : Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer.
Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer.4 [transitive] technicalTAC to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil [↪ crop rotation]
