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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Commute \Com*mute"\, v. i.
     1. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to
        effect a commutation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He . . . thinks it unlawful to commute, and that he
              is bound to pay his vow in kind.      --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by
        part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. to travel regularly from a place of residence to another
        place, such as where one's daily work is performed. Often,
        such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby
        city; as, to commute to work.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Commute \Com*mute"\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Commuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Commuting.] [L. commutare,
     -mutatum; com- + mutare to change. See Mutation.]
     1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place
        of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a
        greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to
        lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to
        one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to
        commute charges for fares.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sounds water and fire, being once annexed to
              those two elements, it was certainly more natural to
              call beings participating of the first ``watery'',
              and the last ``fiery'', than to commute the terms,
              and call them by the reverse.         --J. Harris
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The utmost that could be obtained was that her
              sentence should be commuted from burning to
              beheading.                            --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Commute \Com*mute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commuted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Commuting.] [L. commutare, -mutatum; com- + mutare
     to change. See Mutation.]
     To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of,
     as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater,
     or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to
     diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of
     imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges
     for fares.
  
           The sounds water and fire, being once annexed to those
           two elements, it was certainly more natural to call
           beings participating of the first ``watery'', and the
           last ``fiery'', than to commute the terms, and call
           them by the reverse.                     --J. Harris
  
           The utmost that could be obtained was that her sentence
           should be commuted from burning to beheading.
                                                    --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Commute \Com*mute"\, v. i.
     1. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to
        effect a commutation.
  
              He . . . thinks it unlawful to commute, and that he
              is bound to pay his vow in kind.      --Jer. Taylor.
  
     2. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by
        part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  commute
       v 1: transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators
            commute with each other" [syn: transpose]
       2: travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of
          work and home [syn: travel back and forth]
       3: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
          transpose letters in a word" [syn: permute, transpose]
       4: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: convert, exchange]
       5: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind
          or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?";
          "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
          "convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
           convert]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     Αγγλικά n.
     εργοδιακίνηση, το να πηγαινοέρχομαι στη δουλειά (σπίτι/δουλειά)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 πηγαινοέρχομαι[http://www.wordreference.com/engr/commute]
     2 αντιμεταθέτω
     3 ελαττώνω ποινή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     vb.
     1 To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a
  penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or
  an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
     2 # (lb en transitive finance law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in
  advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
     3 # (lb en transitive legal criminology) To reduce the sentence
  previously given for a criminal offense.
     4 # (lb en transitive insurance pensions) To pay out the lumpsum
  present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash
  in; to encash
     5 # (lb en intransitive obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption
  or substitution;
     6 (lb en intransitive mathematics) Of an operation, to be
  commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the
  operands does not change the result.
     n.
     1 (senseid en regular journey) A regular journey between two places,
  typically home and work.
     2 The route, time or distance of that journey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive US UK Canada) To regularly travel from one's
  home to one's workplace or school, or ''vice versa''.
     2 (lb en intransitive Philippines) To regularly travel from one place
  to another using public transport.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To journey, to make a journey

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     vb.
     1 To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a
  penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or
  an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
     2 # (lb en transitive finance law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in
  advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
     3 # (lb en transitive legal criminology) To reduce the sentence
  previously given for a criminal offense.
     4 # (lb en transitive insurance pensions) To pay out the lumpsum
  present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash
  in; to encash
     5 # (lb en intransitive obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption
  or substitution;
     6 (lb en intransitive mathematics) Of an operation, to be
  commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the
  operands does not change the result.
     n.
     1 (senseid en regular journey) A regular journey between two places,
  typically home and work.
     2 The route, time or distance of that journey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive US UK Canada) To regularly travel from one's
  home to one's workplace or school, or ''vice versa''.
     2 (lb en intransitive Philippines) To regularly travel from one place
  to another using public transport.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To journey, to make a journey

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     vb.
     1 To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a
  penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or
  an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
     2 # (lb en transitive finance law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in
  advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
     3 # (lb en transitive legal criminology) To reduce the sentence
  previously given for a criminal offense.
     4 # (lb en transitive insurance pensions) To pay out the lumpsum
  present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash
  in; to encash
     5 # (lb en intransitive obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption
  or substitution;
     6 (lb en intransitive mathematics) Of an operation, to be
  commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the
  operands does not change the result.
     n.
     1 (senseid en regular journey) A regular journey between two places,
  typically home and work.
     2 The route, time or distance of that journey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive US UK Canada) To regularly travel from one's
  home to one's workplace or school, or ''vice versa''.
     2 (lb en intransitive Philippines) To regularly travel from one place
  to another using public transport.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To journey, to make a journey

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     vb.
     1 To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a
  penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or
  an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
     2 # (lb en transitive finance law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in
  advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
     3 # (lb en transitive legal criminology) To reduce the sentence
  previously given for a criminal offense.
     4 # (lb en transitive insurance pensions) To pay out the lumpsum
  present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash
  in; to encash
     5 # (lb en intransitive obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption
  or substitution;
     6 (lb en intransitive mathematics) Of an operation, to be
  commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the
  operands does not change the result.
     n.
     1 (senseid en regular journey) A regular journey between two places,
  typically home and work.
     2 The route, time or distance of that journey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive US UK Canada) To regularly travel from one's
  home to one's workplace or school, or ''vice versa''.
     2 (lb en intransitive Philippines) To regularly travel from one place
  to another using public transport.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To journey, to make a journey

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     Englanti n.
     työmatka
     Englanti vb.
     1 kulkea työmatkaa
     2 muuntaa, muuttaa toisen suuruiseksi
     3 lieventää, alentaa (tuomiota); pienentää (velkaa, maksuerää tms.)
     4 muuttaa, korvata, vaihtaa; kääntää päinvastaiseksi
     5 (''matematiikka, logiikka, tekniikka'') kommutoida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  commute
     Engelska vb.
     1 pendla
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) kommutera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Commute /kəmjˈuːt/
  سافر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  commute //kəˈmjuːt// 
  заменям, разменям
  to put or substitute something else in place of