spin around vs rotate

spin around and rotate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spin around	No	No	Yes	No
rotate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rotate is a hypernym of spin around; that is, rotate is a word with a broader meaning than spin around:

Other hypernyms of spin around include go around, revolve.

spin around (verb)	rotate (verb)
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis	plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
	perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
	cause to turn on an axis or center
	turn on or around an axis or a center
	turn outward
	exchange on a regular basis