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commute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of commute

to give up (something) and take something else in return
  • commuting foreign currency to domestic
Synonyms of commute

change, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade
Words Related to commute

interchange

displace, replace, supersede

cede, hand over, surrender, yield

reciprocate

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