Hyphenation of rotate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word rotate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of rotate:

1.	Turn on or around an axis or a center The Earth revolves around the Sun The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
2.	Exchange on a regular basis We rotate the lead soprano every night
3.	Perform a job or duty on a rotating basis Interns have to rotate for a few months
4.	Cause to turn on an axis or center Rotate the handle
5.	Turn outward These birds can splay out their toes Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
6.	Plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil

Synonyms of rotate:

verb	revolve, go around, turn
verb	alternate
verb	circumvolve, turn
verb	serve
verb	turn out, splay, spread out, turn
verb	grow

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