Permute

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Permute \Per*mute"\ (p[~e]r*m[=u]t"), v. t. [L. permutare,
     permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]
     1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.
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     2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.]


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              Bought, trucked, permuted, or given.  --Hakluyt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  permute
       v : change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
           transpose letters in a word" [syn: {commute}, {transpose}]