commute
Noun
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A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work (synset 100308281)
"there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"is a type of: journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
Verb
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Exchange positions without a change in value (synset 200554484)
"These operators commute with each other"referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementis a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original naturesame as: transpose
- Travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home (synset 202065774)
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Change the order or arrangement of (synset 200381095)
"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
- Exchange a penalty for a less severe one (synset 200161795)
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Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (synset 200161033)
"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"is a type of: replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)subtypes:
- rectify - convert into direct current
- utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
- capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
- launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
- break - exchange for smaller units of money
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