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commutes

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1com·mute 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1commute
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 verb1 a: change, alter b: to give in exchange for another : exchange2: to convert (as a payment) into another form3: to change (a penalty) to another less severe <commute a death sentence to life in prison>4: commutateintransitive verb1: make up, compensate2: to pay in gross3: 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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of commutable \-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\ adjective


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