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transpose

(tr/&/ns'p/oU/z )

a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix(noun.group)

source: wordnet30

change the order or arrangement of(verb.change)

Example:
Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word.

Synonym:
commute, permute

source: wordnet30
transfer from one place or period to another(verb.change)

Synonym:
transfer, transplant

source: wordnet30
cause to change places(verb.change)

Synonym:
counterchange, interchange

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transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality(verb.motion)

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put (a piece of music) into another key(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
exchange positions without a change in value(verb.change)

Synonym:
commute

source: wordnet30
change key(verb.change)

Example:
Can you transpose this fugue into G major?.

source: wordnet30
To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions.(verb)

source: webster1913

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