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(verb) change key, of musical compositions; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) put (a piece of music) into another key |
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Related Words: arrange, set |
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(verb) cause to change places, as of parts, for example |
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Synonyms: counterchange, interchange |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) transpose and remain equal in value; of variables or operators, in mathematics; "These operators commute with each other" |
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Synonyms: commute |
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Related Words: change |
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(verb) transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" |
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Synonyms: transfer, transplant |
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Related Words: shift |
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(verb) change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" |
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Synonyms: commute, permute |
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Related Words: change by reversal, map, represent, reverse, turn |
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