interchanging

Variant of interchange

interchange definition

inter·change (in′tər c̸hānj′; for n. in′tər c̸hānj′)

transitive verb interchanged -·changed′, interchanging -·chang′·ing

  1. to give and take mutually; exchange to interchange ideas
  2. to put (each of two things) in the other's place
  3. to alternate; cause to follow in succession to interchange work with play

Etymology: ME entrechangen < OFr entrechangier: see inter- & change

intransitive verb

to change places with each other

noun

  1. the act or an instance of interchanging
  2. a junction which allows movement of traffic between highways on different levels, as a cloverleaf

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