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commute, exchange, shift, substitute, switch, trade, bandy, alternate, commutation, transposition, alternation, interchangeable

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in⋅ter⋅change

[v. in-ter-cheynj; n. in-ter-cheynj]

verb, -changed, -chang⋅ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.

2.	to cause (one thing) to change places with another; transpose.

3.	to give and receive (things) reciprocally; exchange: The twins interchanged clothes frequently.

4.	to cause to follow one another alternately; alternate: to interchange business cares with pleasures.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to occur by turns or in succession; alternate.

6.	to change places, as two persons or things, or as one with another.

–noun

7.	an act or instance of interchanging; reciprocal exchange: the interchange of commodities.

8.	a changing of places, as between two persons or things, or of one with another.

9.	alternation; alternate succession.

10.	a highway intersection consisting of a system of several different road levels arranged so that vehicles may move from one road to another without crossing the streams of traffic.

Origin:
1325–75; inter- + change; r. ME entrechaungen < MF entrechangier

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Language Translation for : interchange

Spanish:

cruce,

German:

das Autobahnkreuz,

Japanese:

インターチェインジ

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in·ter·change   (ĭn'tər-chānj') Pronunciation Key
v.   in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing, in·ter·chang·es

v.   tr.

To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.
To give and receive mutually; exchange.
To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate: interchanged gold and silver beads in the bracelet.

v. intr.

To change places with each other.
To succeed each other; alternate.

n. (ĭn'tər-chānj')

The act or process of interchanging.
A highway intersection designed to permit traffic to move freely from one road to another without crossing another line of traffic.

[Middle English enterchaungen, from Old French entrechangier, to change : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + changier, to change; see change.]

in'ter·chang'er n.

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interchange (v.)

c.1374, from O.Fr. entrechangier, from entre- (from L. inter-) + changier "to change." The noun in ref. to a type of road junction is first recorded 1944.

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interchange
noun
1.	a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
2.	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
3.	the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" [syn: exchange]
4.	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" [syn: exchange]
verb
1.	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" [syn: substitute]
2.	give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" [syn: exchange]
3.	cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" [syn: counterchange]
4.	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

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Turnpike Interchange, OH (CDP, FIPS 77825) Location: 41.21637 N, 80.93435 W
Population (1990): 1188 (461 housing units)
Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

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Interchange

In`ter*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interchanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging.] [OE. entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See Inter-, and Change.]

1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.

I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak.

2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.

Interchange

In`ter*change"\, v. i. To make an interchange; to alternate. --Sir P. Sidney.

Interchange

In`ter*change"\, n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]

1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." --South.

2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. --Howell.

3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.

The interchanges of light and darkness. --Holder.

Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton.