com·mute (k -my t )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.
[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin comm t re : com-, com- + mtre, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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" | | Verb | 1. | commute - exchange positions without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"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 homesleep out, live out - work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" | | 3. | commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"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 onealter, 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"rectify - convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) 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" |
commute  Translations commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → viajar a diario de casa al trabajo
 commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → faire le trajet journalier (de son domicile à un lieu de travail assez éloigné)
 commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → pendeln
 commute [kəˈmjuːt] vi → fare il pendolare
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