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in⋅ter⋅change
[v. in-ter-cheynj; n. in-ter-cheynj] 
tərˈtʃeɪndʒ
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. |
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| in·ter·change (ĭn'tər-chānj') v. in·ter·changed, in·ter·chang·ing, in·ter·chang·es v. tr.
[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
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.
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Language Translation for : interchange
Spanish:
cruce,
German:
das Autobahnkreuz,
Japanese:
インターチェインジ
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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