TRANSPOSE

[verb] [T] [formal] - to change (something) from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of (two things)In their latest production they have reworked 'King Lear', transposing it to pre-colonial Africa.The confusion was caused when two numbers were accidentally transposed by a Social Security clerk.(specialized) To transpose a piece of music is to play it in a different key (= set of musical notes based on a particular note).The pianist transposed the song into C.