PERMUTE


Meaning of PERMUTE in English

v.

Pronunciation: p ə r- ' myüt

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: per · mut · ed ; per · mut · ing

Etymology: Middle English, to exchange, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French permuter, from Latin permutare, from per- + mutare to change ― more at MUTABLE

Date: 1878

: to change the order or arrangement of especially : to arrange in all possible ways

– per · mut · able \ - ' myü-t ə -b ə l \ adjective

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