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Permute

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Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

per=mute

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Permute has 1 sense

permute(v = verb.change) commute, transpose - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

is one way to change by reversal, reverse, turn

Derived forms noun permutation₄, noun permutation₂

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Permute, v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.].

To interchange; to transfer reciprocally. [1913 Webster]
To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [1913 Webster]
"Bought, trucked, permuted, or given." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Permute, v.tr. alter the sequence or arrangement of.

Etymology

ME f. L permutare (as PER-, mutare change)

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ROGET THESAURUS

Permute

Interchange

VB interchange, exchange, counterchange, bandy, transpose, shuffle, change bands, swap, permute, reciprocate, commute, give and take, return the compliment, play at puss in the corner, play at battledore and shuttlecock, retaliate, requite, rearrange, recombine.

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