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Commute

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Noun

1. commute

a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work

Example Sentences:
'there is standing room only on the high-speed commute'

Verb

2. commute, transpose

exchange positions without a change in value

Example Sentences:
'These operators commute with each other'

3. commute

travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

4. commute, permute, transpose

change the order or arrangement of

Example Sentences:
'Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word'

5. commute, convert, exchange

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

6. change, commute, convert, exchange

exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Example Sentences:
'Could you convert my dollars into pounds?'
'He changed his name'
'convert centimeters into inches'
'convert holdings into shares'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commute

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verb
1. (intransitive)
to travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work
2. (transitive)
to substitute; exchange
3. (transitive) law
to reduce (a sentence) to one less severe
4. 
to pay (an annuity) at one time, esp with a discount, instead of in instalments
5. (transitive)
to transform; change
to commute base metal into gold
6. (intransitive)
to act as or be a substitute
7. (intransitive)
to make a substitution; change
noun
8. 
a journey made by commuting

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Commute

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verb transitiveWord forms: comˈmuted or comˈmuting
1. 
to change (one thing) for or into another; exchange; substitute
2. 
to change (an obligation, punishment, etc.) to one that is less severe
3. 
to substitute (payment in a lump sum) for payment in installments
verb intransitive
4. 
a. 
to be a substitute
b. 
to make up; compensate
5.  US
to travel as a commuter
noun US
6.  Informal
the trip of a commuter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commute

see synonyms of commute
v. com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes
v.intr.
1. To travel as a commuter: She commuted each day to her office downtown by subway.
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 a commutative property. If a × b = b × a, then a commutes with b, regardless of whether the operation indicated by × is commutative.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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