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com·mute (kə myo̵̅o̅t′)

transitive verb commuted -·mut′ed, commuting -·mut′·ing

  1. to change (one thing) for or into another; exchange; substitute
  2. to change (an obligation, punishment, etc.) to one that is less severe
  3. to substitute (payment in a lump sum) for payment in installments

Etymology: ME commuten < L commutare, to change < com-, intens. + mutare, to change: see miss

intransitive verb

    1. to be a substitute
    2. to make up; compensate
  2. ☆ to travel as a commuter

noun

Informal the trip of a commuter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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