transpose
verb (used with object)
to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange.
has transposed
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present perfectof transpose (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” the movie, is written and directed by Aitch Alberto, who has transposed Sáenz’s emotional and intimate prose to the screen.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Taking on climate change, playwright Michael John Garcés has transposed “The Magic Flute” to a hellish Los Angeles of the near-future, a wasteland blighted by drought and stalked by a mysterious monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2017
The production is masterminded by director Corinne Jaber, who once performed with the RSC and has transposed Shakespeare's early farce to modern-day Afghanistan.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2012
He has transposed the theme to E flat minor, and its character is entirely changed.
From Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason
It is clearly an error of a most ignorant or careless compositor, who has transposed the nouns.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various
