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to transpose

to transpose

5 6.8
Change the order of things or swap their places
  • verb
  • /trænˈspoʊz/
translation icon : transponer
  • When solving the math problem, he forgot to transpose the variables before calculating.
  • transpose a matrix
  • transpose the numbers

So this one lick here transposing it into different positions than you normally play it will radically.

Examples

  • In "Almost I fear to think how glad I am," Emerson transposes the normal pattern of "I almost fear."

    Academic text (1997)

  • And if I could learn what they they were doing, I could transpose these lessons to design for human behavior.

  • Finally, we'll get the list of months and transpose that with the averages to get our plot data.

    Blog text (28)

  • For example, no match occurs if names are transposed or dropped when entered into the system.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Since county structures changed over time, all yield data were transposed to the newest county boundary status introduced in 2011 using area weights.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Matching can also fail when voters or clerks transpose digits in driver's license numbers when entering them into the system.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The producer transposed the soundtracks, skillfully matching vocals to mouth movements.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The contour drawings were transposed into a long mural, and the fertility figures were set into a shrine-like shelf.

    Academic text (1997)

  • She decided to transpose the two paragraphs in her essay to improve the flow of ideas.

  • The programmer had to transpose the data entries in the spreadsheet to correct the mistakes.

Synonyms

to rearrange
vsto transpose
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

is more general, covering order change as well as simple exchanges
to reorder
vsto transpose
3 2.7

To arrange items again in a different order

is not limited to repeating and includes single position swaps
to interchange
vsto transpose
3 4.1

To exchange things so each takes the other's place

is broader, covering rearrangement of many items beyond pairwise swaps
to permute
vsto transpose
  • Specialized
1 8.2

To change the order of things like letters or tiles

is broader, applying to any position change including simple swaps

Antonyms

to preserve
496 3.4

To keep people and things safe from harm or change

How Rearranged

to shuffle
20 2.7
to permute
  • Specialized
1 8.2
to transpose
5 6.8
to switch
756 2.0
to swap
119 2.1

Surface Forms

transpose infinitive
transposed past
transposed past participle
transposing present participle
transposes third person singular

Morphology

transpose = pose (semi-transparent) = trans + pose

The action of exchanging or changing positions is a direct extension of 'trans-' + 'pose', but the specific sense 'swap positions' may be slightly more technical.

Etymology

Transpose combines trans- 'across' and ponere 'to put', a root you see in position, so it literally means 'put across'. That is why to transpose objects or words is to change their order or swap their positions.