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per·mute

(pər-myo͞ot′)

tr.v. per·mut·ed, per·mut·ing, per·mutes

1. To change the order of.

2. Mathematics To subject to permutation.

[Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre : per-, per- + mūtāre, to change; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

per·mut′a·bil′i·ty n.

per·mut′a·ble adj.

per·mut′a·bly adv.

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permute

(pəˈmjuːt)

vb (tr)

1. to change the sequence of

2. (Mathematics) maths to subject to permutation

[C14: from Latin permūtāre, from per- + mūtāre to change, alter]

perˈmutable adj

perˌmutaˈbility, perˈmutableness n

perˈmutably adv

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per•mute

(pərˈmyut)

v.t. -mut•ed, -mut•ing.

1. to alter; change.

2. Math. to subject to permutation.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin permūtāre to exchange, transform. See per-, mutate]

per•mut′a•ble, adj.

per•mut`a•bil′i•ty, per•mut′a•ble•ness, n.

per•mut′a•bly, adv.

permute

Past participle: permuted
Gerund: permuting

Imperative
permute
permute

Present
I permute
you permute
he/she/it permutes
we permute
you permute
they permute

Preterite
I permuted
you permuted
he/she/it permuted
we permuted
you permuted
they permuted

Present Continuous
I am permuting
you are permuting
he/she/it is permuting
we are permuting
you are permuting
they are permuting

Present Perfect
I have permuted
you have permuted
he/she/it has permuted
we have permuted
you have permuted
they have permuted

Past Continuous
I was permuting
you were permuting
he/she/it was permuting
we were permuting
you were permuting
they were permuting

Past Perfect
I had permuted
you had permuted
he/she/it had permuted
we had permuted
you had permuted
they had permuted

Future
I will permute
you will permute
he/she/it will permute
we will permute
you will permute
they will permute

Future Perfect
I will have permuted
you will have permuted
he/she/it will have permuted
we will have permuted
you will have permuted
they will have permuted

Future Continuous
I will be permuting
you will be permuting
he/she/it will be permuting
we will be permuting
you will be permuting
they will be permuting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been permuting
you have been permuting
he/she/it has been permuting
we have been permuting
you have been permuting
they have been permuting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been permuting
you will have been permuting
he/she/it will have been permuting
we will have been permuting
you will have been permuting
they will have been permuting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been permuting
you had been permuting
he/she/it had been permuting
we had been permuting
you had been permuting
they had been permuting

Conditional
I would permute
you would permute
he/she/it would permute
we would permute
you would permute
they would permute

Past Conditional
I would have permuted
you would have permuted
he/she/it would have permuted
we would have permuted
you would have permuted
they would have permuted

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Verb

permute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

transpose, commute

change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

map, represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Translations

permutar

permutare

permute

[pəˈmjuːt] VT → permutar

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permute

vt → permutieren

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