Definitions for: Permute

[v] change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

Webster (1913) Definition: Per*mute", v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per +
mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]
1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.

2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.]

Bought, trucked, permuted, or given. --Hakluyt.

Synonyms: commute, transpose

See Also: change by reversal, map, represent, reverse, turn