permute, commute, transpose
(verb) change the order or arrangement of; “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
