a. [ L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Roue. ] Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rotated p. pr. & vb. n. Rotating. ] 1. To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office. [ Colloq. ] “Both, after a brief service, were rotated out of office.” Harper's Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate. [ 1913 Webster ]