transpose
verb (used with object)
to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange.
had transposed
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past perfectof transpose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In part this was due to the great success of John Gregory Dunne’s 1977 novel, True Confessions, which had transposed 1940s Irish Catholic Hartford, Connecticut to LA.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 29, 2020
The New York Times revealed how Charteris said he had transposed captions from one of two photographs found on captured German soldiers.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2017
Then the announcer said he had transposed the results and that Mr. Walker had lost badly.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2015
This particular error turned out to be caused by human frailty: a teletype operator had transposed the Democratic and Republican figures.
From Time Magazine Archive
The uncanny feeling came over me that I had transposed into the mirror and was looking out at myself.
From The Gallery by Llewellyn
