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English noun: commute | |||
| 1. | commute (act) a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work | ||
| Samples | There is standing room only on the high-speed commute. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
English verb: commute | |||
| 1. | commute (change) exchange positions without a change in value | ||
| Samples | These operators commute with each other. | ||
| Synonyms | transpose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 2. | commute (motion) travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jaunt, travel, trip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | live out, sleep out | ||
| 3. | commute (change) change the order or arrangement of | ||
| Samples | Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word. | ||
| Synonyms | permute, transpose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change by reversal, reverse, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | map, represent | ||
| 4. | commute (change) exchange a penalty for a less severe one | ||
| Synonyms | convert, exchange | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 5. | commute (change) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | ||
| Samples | Could you convert my dollars into pounds?. He changed his name. Convert centimeters into inches. Convert holdings into shares. | ||
| Synonyms | change, convert, exchange | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | replace | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, capitalise, capitalize, launder, rectify, utilize | ||
| Verb group | change, shift, switch | ||
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