See Also: permute(dictionary)

permute (iou)



permute verb. LME.
[Latin permutare, formed as PER-1 + mutare change. Perh. partly from Old & mod. French permuter. Cf. PERM verb2.]
verb trans. & intrans. Exchange or interchange (things, situations, etc., esp. benefices). LME-E18.
verb trans. Change the position, state, form, etc., of; transmute. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
verb trans. Math. & Linguistics. Alter the order, sequence, or arrangement of. L19.
permuter noun M16.