commute  

Thesaurus for commute

• noun
  • synonyms
    • journey, journeying  
• verb
  • synonyms
    • transpose, permute, convert, exchange, change, alter, change by reversal, jaunt, modify, replace, reverse, travel, travel back and forth, trip, turn  

Pronunciation of commute: K AH0 M Y UW1 T (kə'mjut)

Number of syllables of commute: 2

Definition of commute

• (v): 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"  
• (v): exchange a penalty for a less severe one  
• (v): change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"  
• (v): transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other"  
• (v): travel back and forth regularly, as between one''s place of work and home  

Examples of commute

• She participated in the Global Night Commute in the Cesar Chavez park.  
• People in fact commute from the suburbs to downtown and back all the time.  
• Most of the workers commute to the agglomeration of Basel and into Frick.  
• In flat spacetime, the derivatives commute and the curvature is zero.  
• Most of the employed people who live in the village commute to work.  
• The largest impact for me will be the commute.  
• In other words, the triangle and square in the following diagram commute.  
• Snow and ice could snarl morning commute.  
• The majority of the working population commute to Cardiff, Penarth and Barry.  
• The rest of the workers commute from the rural.