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com·mute  (k-myt)

v. com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes

v.intr.

1. To travel as a commuter.

2.

a. To make substitution or exchange.

b. To serve as a substitute.

3. To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.

4. Mathematics & Logic To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation.

v.tr.

1. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.

2. To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.

n.

An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.

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[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin commtre : com-, com- + mtre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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commute

Verb

[-muting, -muted]

1. to travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work

2. Law to reduce (a sentence) to one less severe

3. to substitute

4. to pay (an annuity or pension) at one time, instead of in instalments

Noun

a journey made by commuting [Latin com- mutually + mutare to change]

commutable adj
commutation n

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commute  (k-myt)

To yield the same result regardless of order. For example, numbers commute under addition, which is a commutative operation. Generally, any two operators H and G commute if their commutator is zero, i.e. HG - GH = 0.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commute - a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
Verb	1.	commute - exchange positions without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other" transpose math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home sleep out, live out - work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" jaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasure
	3.	commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" permute, transpose change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" map, represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
	4.	commute - exchange a penalty for a less severe one exchange, convert alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	commute - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" exchange, convert, change rectify - convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"

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commute

verb 1. travel,

verb 2. Law reduce, cut, modify, shorten, alleviate, curtail, remit, mitigate

Translations

commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → viajar a diario de casa al trabajo

vt → conmutar

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commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → faire le trajet journalier (de son domicile à un lieu de travail assez éloigné)

vt (Law) → commuer;

(Math) [+ terms etc]; opérer la commutation de

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commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → pendeln

vt (Law, Math) → umwandeln

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commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → fare il pendolare

vt (LAW) → commutare