Permute — Per*mute , v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.] 1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bought, trucked, permuted, or given.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
permute — index alternate (take turns), change, convert (change use) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
permuté — permuté, ée (pèr mu té, tée) part. passé de permuter. Lettres permutées. Emplois permutés. Terme de botanique. Fleurs permutées, celles dans lesquelles l avortement des organes sexuels détermine un changement notable … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
permute — late 14c., from L. permutare “to change thoroughly” (see PERMUTATION (Cf. permutation)) … Etymology dictionary
permuté — Permuté, [permut]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
permute — [pər myo͞ot′] vt. permuted, permuting [ME permuten < L permutare, to change thoroughly < per , intens. + mutare, to change: see MUTATE] 1. Now Rare to make different; alter 2. to rearrange the order or sequence of … English World dictionary
permute — /pəˈmjut/ (say puh myooht) verb (t) (permuted, permuting) 1. to alter. 2. Mathematics to subject to permutation. {Middle English permute(n), from Latin permūtāre} –permutable, adjective …
permute — transitive verb (permuted; permuting) Etymology: Middle English, to exchange, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French permuter, from Latin permutare, from per + mutare to change more at mutable Date: 1878 to change the order or arrangement of;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
permute — permutable, adj. permutability, permutableness, n. permutably, adv. permuter, n. /peuhr myooht /, v.t., permuted, permuting. 1. to alter; change. 2. Math. to subject to permutation. [1350 1400; ME < L permutare to change throughout. See PER ,… … Universalium
permute — verb a) to change the order of something b) to make a permutation … Wiktionary