vt to change the key of.
2. transpose ·vt to change the natural order of, as words.
3. transpose ·vt to change; to transform; to invert.
4. transpose ·vt to change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions.
5. transpose ·vt to bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b c, and we make a c - b, then b is said to be transposed.