interchange
verb (used with object)
to put each in the place of the other.
interchanged
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past participleof interchange.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof interchange.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
interchangeverb (used with object)to put each in the place of the other.
Example Sentences
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The last third of your book is so completely like “The Grapes of Wrath” that the families and characters might basically be interchanged in the two.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Grits are often interchanged with polenta, since both are made from ground corn.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
First, they found the phone number the government lists for its hotline is inaccurate, with two numbers interchanged.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2018
If we interchange the input and output of each coordinate pair of a function, the interchanged coordinate pairs would appear on the graph of the inverse function.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
Christmas and the New Year had been celebrated at Gateshead with the usual festive cheer; presents had been interchanged, dinners and evening parties given.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
