pə(r)ˈmyüt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English permuten (also, to exchange), from Middle French or Latin; Middle French permuter, from Latin permutare, from per- thoroughly + mutare to change — more at per- , mutable
1. obsolete : to change thoroughly : transform
2. : to change the order or arrangement of ; especially : to arrange (objects in a series) in all the possible ways in which they can be arranged