commute
[ kuh-myoot ]
/ kəˈmyut /
verb (used with object), com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing.
verb (used without object), com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing.
noun
a trip made by commuting: It's a long commute from his home to his office.
an act or instance of commuting.
Origin of commute
1400–50; 1885–90
for def 5; late Middle English < Latin
commūtāre to change, replace, exchange, equivalent to
com-
com- +
mūtāre to change
OTHER WORDS FROM commute
un·com·mut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby commute
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British Dictionary definitions for commuted
commute
/ (kəˈmjuːt) /
verb
noun
a journey made by commuting
Derived forms of commute
commutable, adjective commutability or commutableness, nounWord Origin for commute
C17: from Latin
commutāre to replace, from
com- mutually +
mutāre to change
Scientific definitions for commuted
commute
[ kə-myōōt′ ]
To yield the same result regardless of order. For example, numbers commute under addition, which is a commutative operation. Generally, any two operators H and G commute if their commutator is zero, i.e. HG - GH = 0.