Hyphenation of rotate

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

ro-tate

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
verbturn out, splay, spread out, turn
verb grow

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