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permutate, v.|ˈpɜːmjʊteɪt|
[f. L. permūtāt-, ppl. stem of L. permūtāre: see permute.]
†1. trans. To change, alter: = permute 2. Obs.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 53/1 Corrodent bones doe alter and permutate the remanent part of bone. 1599― tr. Gablehouer's Bk. Physicke 61/1 You shall as then finde the Antes permutatede into water.
2. To exchange; to change the order of, go through the permutations of: = permute 1, 3. Also absol.
Probably regarded by those who use it as a back-formation from permutation.
1898Zangwill Dreamers Ghetto iv. 110 Lurya..who..wore a fourfold garment to signify the four letters of the Ineffable Name,..and who, by permutating these, could draw down spirits from Heaven. 1969Daily Tel. 5 May 14/3 One gets the impression that..three basic dress designs were drawn up and three basic jacket patterns, and ever since designers have been..endlessly permutating these like resigned pools punters. 1971Ibid. 18 June 22 If your baldness cure is a mixture of known ingredients, however you permutate their quantities, it won't get patent protection. 1975Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Apr. 416/3 The plot, involving revelations about hitherto unsuspected relationships and passions permutating with unforeseen power. 1978Gramophone Jan. 1321/2 Coleman really did reject the old package of chords; but what Coltrane did was to find a new way of permutating them, running through the scales they suggested. |