rotate in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to turn on an axis or center
   "Rotate the handle"
   rotate  circumvolve 
   
2. 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"
   revolve  go around  rotate 
   
3. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
   "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
   rotate 
   
4. perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
   "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
   rotate 
   
5. turn outward
   "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
   turn out  splay  spread out  rotate 
   
6. exchange on a regular basis
   "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
   rotate