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commute

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Main Entry: 1com·mute
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmyüt\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): com·mut·ed; com·mut·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change — more at mutable
Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 a : change, alter b : to give in exchange for another : exchange
2 : to convert (as a payment) into another form
3 : to change (a penalty) to another less severe <commute a death sentence to life in prison>
4 : commutateintransitive verb 1 : make up, compensate
2 : to pay in gross
3 : to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)
4 : to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order —used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements

com·mut·able \-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\ adjective


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