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The definition of commute means to travel between home and work, or to change one thing for another.

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An example of to commute is someone taking the bus from their house to their office.
An example of to commute is to reduce a one year jail sentence to time served.

See commute in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb commuted, commuting

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

Origin: 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
☆ to travel as a commuter

noun

Informal the trip of a commuter

See commute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes

verb, intransitive

To travel as a commuter.
a. To make substitution or exchange.
b. To serve as a substitute.
To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.
Mathematics & Logic To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation.

verb, transitive

To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.
To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.

noun

An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English commuten, to transform

Origin: , from Latin commūtāre

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + mūtāre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

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