permute verb. [pǝ'mju:t] LME.
[Latin permutare, formed as PER-¹ + mutare change. Perh. partly from Old & mod. French permuter. Cf. PERM verb².]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Exchange or interchange (things, situations, etc., esp. benefices). LME-E18.

2. verb trans. Change the position, state, form, etc., of; transmute. Now rare or obsolete. LME.

3. verb trans. Math. & Linguistics. Alter the order, sequence, or arrangement of. L19.

■ permuter noun M16.

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