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commutate definition

com·mu·tate (käm′yə tāt′)

transitive verb commutated -·tat′ed, commutating -·tat′·ing

to repeatedly reverse the direction of (an electric current), esp. in a motor that uses direct current as its power source or in a generator that produces direct current

Etymology: back-form. < commutation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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