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permute
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per·mute  (pr-myt)
tr.v. per·mut·ed, per·mut·ing, per·mutes
1. To change the order of.
2. Mathematics To subject to permutation.

[Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permtre : per-, per- + mtre, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

per·muta·bili·ty n.
per·muta·ble adj.
per·muta·bly adv.

permute [pəˈmjuːt]
vb (tr)
1. to change the sequence of
2. (Mathematics) Maths to subject to permutation
[from Latin permūtāre, from per- + mūtāre to change, alter]
permutable  adj
permutability , permutableness n
permutably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.permute - 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)
Translations
permute [pəˈmjuːt] VTpermutar
permute
vtpermutieren


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