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to permute

to permute

1 8.2
To change the order of things like letters or tiles
  • verb
  • /pərˈmjuːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : permutar
  • The teacher asked the students to permute the numbers to create different combinations.
  • randomly permuted
  • Permuted matrix

So that includes reshapes, permutes, expands, flips.

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Examples

  • And so I have to divide by a factor that shows you the number of ways of permuting around the three bars.

  • To solve the puzzle, you need to permute the colors in the correct order.

  • Let's permute the word "Earth."

    Bee Season (2005)

  • Permute the letters back and forth.

    Bee Season (2005)

  • So if you trust me, I will just randomly permute this title for one article.

  • Either the entire message or a block of the message can be permuted.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In algebra, you often need to permute the terms to find the right solution.

Synonyms

to rearrange
vsto permute
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

is broader and also covers abstract order changes such as sequences
to reshuffle
vsto permute
7 4.8

To change the order of people or objects, for example cards

is more general and applies to changing order of any set
to transpose
vsto permute
5 6.8

Change the order of things or swap their places

is more general and applies to any change of order beyond swapping
to reorder
vsto permute
3 2.7

To arrange items again in a different order

is more general and covers any change of order or arrangement
to reassort
vsto permute
6.7

To sort things again into new groups or order

focuses on changing order or arrangement rather than forming new groups

Antonyms

to fix
218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

to stabilize
  • US
75 4.3

To become steady and stop changing

How Rearranged

to randomize
  • Specialized
24 6.1
to shuffle
20 2.7
to permute
  • Specialized
1 8.2
to reorder
3 2.7
to transpose
5 6.8
to swap
119 2.1

Surface Forms

permute infinitive
permuted past
permuted past participle
permuting present participle
permutes third person singular

Morphology

permute = per + mut

Although formed from Latin elements per- + mut-, the modern verb is a learned Latinate item and its meaning 'change the order' is not predictable for learners from the apparent parts.

Etymology

The word permute comes from the Latin permutare, which means 'change' or 'swap' completely. It has the root mut- meaning 'change', as in mutate, so to permute is to change the order of things.