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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·mute \\pər-ˈmyüt\\ transitive verb (per·mut·ed ; per·mut·ing) 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; especially : to arrange in all possible ways • per·mut·able \\-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\\ adjective Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged per·mute \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 |
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