PERMUTE

permute, commute, transpose

(verb) change the order or arrangement of; “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

permute (third-person singular simple present permutes, present participle permuting, simple past and past participle permuted)

(transitive) change the order of

(transitive, mathematics) make a permutation of

Synonym: permutate (the shorter form "permute" is used much more frequently than "permutate")

Source: Wiktionary


Per*mute", v. t. Etym: [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]

1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.

2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.] Bought, trucked, permuted, or given. Hakluyt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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