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commute
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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.

[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin commtre : 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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Verb1.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.commutecommute - 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"
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
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"
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"

commute
verb 1. travel,
Translations

commute [kəˈmjuːt] viviajar a diario de casa al trabajo
vtconmutar
commute [kəˈmjuːt] vifaire le trajet journalier (de son domicile à un lieu de travail assez éloigné)
vt (Law) → commuer;
(Math) [+ terms etc]; opérer la commutation de
commute [kəˈmjuːt] vipendeln
vt (Law, Math) → umwandeln
commute [kəˈmjuːt] vifare il pendolare
vt (LAW) → commutare

commute
v commute [kəˈmjuːt]
1 to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city. pendelيُسافِرُ يَوْمِيّا إلى مكان عَمَلِهِпътувам редовноdojíždětpendle; rejse frem og tilbagependelnπηγαινοέρχομαι καθημερινά (από τα προάστια στη δουλειά μου)desplazarse diariamente al lugar de trabajopendeldamaرفت و آمد میان دو نقطۀ نسبتاً دورmatkustaafaire la navette (entre)לִנסוֹע בִּקבִיעוּתशहर के एक हिस्से से दूसरे हिस्से में काम करने के लिए नियमित रूप से जानाvoziti se, putovatiingázikpulang-pergiferðast daglega milli vinnustaðar og heimilisfare il pendolare通勤する통근하다reguliariai važinėtiregulāri braukātberulang-alikpendelenpendledojeżdżaćviajar diariamentea face naveta (între)совершать регулярные поездкиdochádzaťvoziti se (na delo)putovati na posaopendlaสลับสับเปลี่ยนişe gidip gelme經常往來(兩地之間)робити регулярні поїздкиباقاعدگی سے سفر کرنے والاđi lại thường xuyên giữa hai nơi
2 to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.versagيُبَدِّلُ عُقوبَه بِأخف مِنْهاнамалям присъдаzměnit/zmírnit trestforvandleumwandelnμειώνω, μετατρέπω ποινήconmutarpehmendamaتخفیف دادنlieventääcommuerלְהַחֲלִיףसजा में बदलावpomilovati, ublažiti kaznuátváltoztatmeringankan, mengubahbreyta, mildacommutare減刑する감형하다(sušvelninant) pakeistimīkstināt (sodu)meringankanomzettennedsette (en straff)łagodzićcomutara comutaсмягчать наказаниеzmeniťznižati (kazen)izmenitiförvandla, byta utแลกเปลี่ยนindirmek, hafifletmek減刑пом'якшувати (кару)سزا کو کم کرناgiảm án
n comˈmuter
a person who travels to work daily. pendelaarالمُسافِرُ يَوْمِيّا إلى مَكان عَمَلِهчовек, който пътува честоdojíždějícípendlerder/die Pendler(in)αυτός που ταξιδεύει καθημερινά προς και από τη δουλειά τουpersona que se desplaza diariamente a su lugar de trabajopendeldajaکسی که دائم در حال رفت و آمد استmatkustaja, kausilippulainenbanlieusard/-ardeנוֹסֵע בִקבִיעוּת לַעֲבוֹדָהहमेशा यात्रा करने वालाosoba koja se vozi na posaoingázóorang yang pulang pergi secara tetapmaður sem bÿr langt frá vinnustaðpendolare通勤者통근자nuolatinis keleivisbraucējs uz darbu (no ārpilsētas)pengulang-alikpendelaarpendlerdojeżdzającyviajantenavetistрегулярный пассажирdochádzajúci (do zamestnania)vozačosoba koja putuje na posaopendlareผู้เดินทางไปทำงานher gün işe gidip dönen經常往來兩地之間者,通勤者пасажир, який щодня їздить на роботу і назад громадським транспортомروزانہ سفر کرنے والاngười đi lại thường xuyên giữa hai nơi者,

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