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permute

per·mute

UK/pə(ɹ)ˈmjuːt/ US/ˌpɜrˈmjut/ uncommon

verb

1.

change the order or arrangement of

  • “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”

Origin

From Middle English permuten, from Old French permuter, from Latin permūtāre.

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