rotate

rotate
ro‧tate /rəʊˈteɪt $ ˈroʊteɪt/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this
   SYN  revolve ⇨ spin:
    The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
    Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.
2. [intransitive and transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time:
    The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.
    Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction:
    Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer.
4. [transitive] technical to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil ⇨ crop rotation
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ turn to move around a central or fixed point: The wheels of the train began to turn.
   ▪ go around (also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
   ▪ revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. | The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
   ▪ spin to turn around many times very quickly: The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
   ▪ whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
   ▪ twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
   ▪ swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. | The leaves began to swirl around.
   ▪ spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.