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permute
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
permute, v.tr. alter the sequence or arrangement of.
Etymology
ME f. L permutare (as PER-, mutare change)
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.For further exploring for "permute" in Webster Dictionary Online
