SINCE 1828
permute
verb
per·mute
| \ pər-ˈmyüt
\
\
permuted;
permuting
Definition of permute
: to change the order or arrangement of
especially
: to arrange in all possible ways
Other Words from permute
permutable
\ pər-ˈmyü-tə-bəl
\
adjective
\
adjective
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