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in·ter·change  (ntr-chnj)

v. in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing, in·ter·chang·es

v.tr.

1. To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.

2. To give and receive mutually; exchange.

3. To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate: interchanged gold and silver beads in the bracelet.

v.intr.

1. To change places with each other.

2. To succeed each other; alternate.

n. (ntr-chnj)

1. The act or process of interchanging.

2. A highway intersection designed to permit traffic to move freely from one road to another without crossing another line of traffic.

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[Middle English enterchaungen, from Old French entrechangier, to change : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + changier, to change; see change.]

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inter·changer n.

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interchange

vb [ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ]

to change places or cause to change places; alternate; exchange; switch

n [ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ]

1. the act of interchanging; exchange or alternation

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a motorway junction of interconnecting roads and bridges designed to prevent streams of traffic crossing one another

interchangeable  adj

interchangeability , interchangeableness n

interchangeably  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams cloverleaf - an interchange that does not require left-hand turns highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport junction - the place where two or more things come together spaghetti junction - a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses
	2.	interchange - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) give-and-take, reciprocation interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting reciprocity - mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
	3.	interchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" exchange group action - action taken by a group of people trade-off, tradeoff - an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine"
	4.	interchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" exchange commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) conversion - act of exchanging one type of money or security for another barter, swap, swop, trade - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place
Verb	1.	interchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" substitute, replace, exchange 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" shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another truncate - replace a corner by a plane retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
	2.	interchange - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" exchange, change transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" cash, cash in - exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" ransom, redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange stand in, sub, substitute, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" swap, swop, switch, trade - exchange or give (something) in exchange for barter - exchange goods without involving money trade in, trade - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
	3.	interchange - cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" counterchange, transpose 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"
	4.	interchange - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) flip-flop, alternate, tack, switch, flip 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"

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interchange

noun

exchange, give and take, alternation, reciprocation the interchange of ideas from different disciplines

verb

exchange, switch, swap, alternate, trade, barter, reciprocate, bandy She likes to interchange furniture at home with stock from the shop.

Translations

interchange

A. [ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ] VT

1. (= exchange) [+ views, ideas] → intercambiar, cambiar; [+ prisoners, publications] → canjear

2. (= alternate) → alternar

B. [ˈɪntətʃeɪndʒ] N

1. [of views, ideas] → intercambio m, cambio m; [of prisoners, publications] → canje m

2. (on motorway etc) → nudo m de carreteras, paso m elevado, paso m a desnivel(LAm)

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interchange [ˈɪntə^rtʃeɪndʒ]

n

(= exchange) [ideas, information] → échange m

(on motorway) → échangeur m

[ˌɪntə^rˈtʃeɪndʒ] vt (= swap round) → permuter
to interchange sth with sth → échanger qch avec qch

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interchange

n

(of roads) → Kreuzung f; (of motorways) → (Autobahn)kreuz nt

(= exchange) → Austausch m

vt

(= switch round) → (miteinander) vertauschen, (aus)tauschen

ideas etc → austauschen (with mit)

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interchange [ɐn ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ; ɐvb ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ]

1. n

a. (of views, ideas) → scambio

b. (on motorway) → interscambio, svincolo

2. vt (views) → scambiarsi

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interchange [ɐn ˈɪntəˌtʃeɪndʒ; ɐvb ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ]

1. n

a. (of views, ideas) → scambio

b. (on motorway) → interscambio, svincolo

2. vt (views) → scambiarsi

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interchange

n interchange [ˈintətʃeindʒ]

1 a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another. verwisseling مُلتَقى طُرُق пресечка mimoúrovňová křižovatka vejudfletning das Autobahnkreuz διασταύρωση cruce mitmetasandiline risttee تقاطع غیر هم سطح eritasoliittymä échangeur לְהַחֲלִיף एक दूसरे के स्थान पर रखना cestovni čvor (különszintű) csomópont persimpangan slaufugatnamót svincolo, interscambio インターチェインジ 교차하다 kelių mazgas persimpangan knooppunt trafikkmaskin węzeł drogowy encruzilhada (şosea de) racord, bre­tea транспортная развязка mimoúrovňová križovatka deteljica, nivojsko križišče raskrsnica trafikplats การสับเปลี่ยนกัน kavşak 交流道 розв'язка چوراہا جہاں ٹریفک بے روک آ جا سکتا ہو giao điểm 道路立体枢纽

2 (an) exchange an interchange of ideas. uitruiling تَبادُل обмяна výměna udveksling der Austausch ανταλλαγή intercambio vahetus مبادله ajatustenvaihto échange לְהַחֲלִיף अदला बदला razmjena kicserélés pertukaran skipti scambio, interscambio 交換 교환하다 pasikeitimas apmaiņa pertukaran uitwisseling utveksling wymiana troca schimb (взаимный) обмен výmena izmenjava razmena utbyte การแลกเปลี่ยน değiş tokuş (etme) 交換 обмін باہم تبادلہ sự trao đổi 互换

adj interˈchangeable

able to be used, put etc in the place of each other without a difference in effect, meaning etc Great' and `big' are not completely interchangeable. omruilbaar قابِل للتبادُل заменим zaměnitelný udskiftelig; ombyttelig austauschbar εναλλάξιμος intercambiable vahetatav قابل معاوضه keskenään vaihdettava interchangeable תַחלִיפִי विनिमेय izmjenjljiv felcserélhető bisa dipertukarkan umskiptanlegur, víxlanlegur intercambiabile 交換できる 교환할 수 있는 vienas kitą galintys pakeisti apmaināms; aizstājams boleh ditukar onderling verwisselbaar ombyttelig, ensbetydende zamienny permutável in­ter­­şan­jabil взаимозаменяемый (vzájomne) zameniteľný zamenljiv razmenjiv utbytbar ซึ่งแลกเปลี่ยนกันได้ değiştirilebilir 可交換的 взаємозамінний; поперемінний قابل تبادل có thể thay thế cho nhau 可交换的