trans·pose (trans pōz′)
transitive verb transposed -·posed′, transposing -·pos′·ing
1. to transfer or shift; now, specif., to change the usual, normal, relative, or respective order or position of
2. to transfer (an algebraic term) from one side of an equation to the other, reversing the plus or minus value
3. to rewrite or play (a musical composition) in a different key or at another pitch level
You can transpose music from one key to another.
You can transpose numbers and end up with the wrong answer
Or you can transpose sounds in Englsih and create a spoonerism: “Let me show you to your seat” becomes “Let me sew you to your sheet”
