permute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb change the order or arrangement of
    commute; transpose.
    • Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word

WordNet

Per*mute" transitive verb
Etymology
L. permutare, permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.
Definitions
  1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.
  2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. Obs.
    Bought, trucked, permuted, or given. Hakluyt.

Webster 1913