to commute one thing for another

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• commute — [kə myo͞ot′] vt. commuted, commuting [ME commuten < L commutare, to change < com , intens. + mutare, to change: see MISS1] 1. to change (one thing) for or into another; exchange; substitute 2. to change (an obligation, punishment, etc.) to… …   English World dictionary

• commute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See interchange, travel. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To change one thing for or into another] Syn. interchange, change, substitute, transform; see change 1 , exchange 1 , 2 . 2. [To exchange for something… …   English dictionary for students

• commute — com|mute1 [kəˈmju:t] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: commutare to exchange, change , from com ( COM ) + mutare to change ] 1.) to regularly travel a long distance to get to work commute to/from/between ▪ Jim commutes to Manhattan every day.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• commute — 1 verb 1 (I) to regularly travel a long distance to get to work (+ to/from/between): Jim commutes from Weehawken to Manhattan every day. 2 (T) to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe: commute a sentence (to): The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• commute — v. 1 intr. travel to and from one s daily work, usu. in a city, esp. by car or train. 2 tr. Law (usu. foll. by to) change (a judicial sentence etc.) to another less severe. 3 tr. (often foll. by into, for) a change (one kind of payment) for… …   Useful english dictionary

• Substitution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Change of one thing for another. < N PARAG:Substitution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 substitution substitution commutation Sgm: N 1 supplanting supplanting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 metaphor metaphor metonymy &c.(figure of speech) …   English dictionary for students

• Angle of commutation — Commutation Com mu*ta tion, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F. commutation.] 1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. [R.] [1913 Webster] So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Commutation — Com mu*ta tion, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F. commutation.] 1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. [R.] [1913 Webster] So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves. South. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Commutation of tithes — Commutation Com mu*ta tion, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F. commutation.] 1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. [R.] [1913 Webster] So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Commutation ticket — Commutation Com mu*ta tion, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F. commutation.] 1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. [R.] [1913 Webster] So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• commutation — /kom yeuh tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange. 2. the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe. 3. the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work. 4. the… …   Universalium