circumrotate

[ sur-kuhm-roh-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

, cir·cum·ro·tat·ed, cir·cum·ro·tat·ing.

1. to rotate like a wheel.

Other Words From

• circum·ro·tation noun
• cir·cum·ro·ta·to·ry [sur-k, uh, m-, roh, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumrotate¹

< Latin circumrotātus (past participle of circumrotāre ), equivalent to circum- circum- + rotātus; rotate ¹