# rotate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ · frequency rank #13,414

## Definitions
1. To spin, turn, or revolve.
2. To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
3. To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
4. To spin, turn, or revolve something.
5. To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.
6. To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
7. To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-rote)
- **route** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-route)
- **rotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-rotten)
- **royale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-royale)
- **rotated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-rotated)
- **rotator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotate-vs-rotator)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rate-vs-rotate)
- **rota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rota-vs-rotate)
- **relate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relate-vs-rotate)
- **rotary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotary-vs-rotate)
- **rebate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebate-vs-rotate)
- **retake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retake-vs-rotate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ortate`, `roatte`, `rotaet`, `rotatte`, `rottae`, `rottate`, `rrotate`, `rtoate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rotate