Collocations for rotate - verb

quickly, rapidly
gently, slowly
freely
back and forth

allow sth to
It is best to allow the rotor to rotate freely.

around
The blades rotate around a central point.

on
The earth rotates on its axis.

through
The handle rotates through 360 degrees.

Rotate is used with these nouns as the subject:
earth

Rotate is used with these nouns as the object:
crop, degree, hip, shoulder