Rotate vs Propel - What's the difference?
rotate | propel |
to spin, turn, or revolve.
to advance through a sequence; to take turns.
(of aircraft) to lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
to spin, turn, or revolve something.
to advance something through a sequence.
to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
(of crops) to grow or plant in a certain order.
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
To cause to move in a certain direction.
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter V
To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
* 2005 , .
As verbs the difference between rotate and propel
is that rotate is to spin, turn, or revolve while propel is to cause to move in a certain direction.As an adjective rotate
is having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.rotate
English
Verb
(rotat)- He rotated in his chair to face me.
- The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
- The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
- Rotate the dial to the left.
- The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
Synonyms
* (to turn) revolve * (to make turn) circumvolveDerived terms
* (l) * (l)Adjective
(-)- a rotate''' spicule or scale; a '''rotate corolla
propel
English
Verb
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
- I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,
