Definitions

1. verb

to change the order or arrangement of things, especially to arrange in a different order

“The contestants were asked to permute the numbers in the puzzle to find the solution.”

2. verb

to cause to change order or arrangement

“The computer program was designed to permute the data to find the most efficient solution.”

3. noun

the act of changing the order or arrangement of things

“The permute of the deck of cards was a key part of the magic trick.”

4. noun

a rearrangement of the order or arrangement of things

“The permute of the words in the poem was a clever play on words.”