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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.]

[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. i. To make an interchange; to alternate. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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

[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. --Howell. [1913 Webster]

3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling. [1913 Webster]

The interchanges of light and darkness. --Holder. [1913 Webster]

Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

4. An intersection between highways, having two or more levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic on one highway may pass over or under the other highway without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on both highways continues uninterrupted. A common interchange is the cloverleaf. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

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 interchanging or reciprocating [syn: reciprocation, give-and-take]
3: 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: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" [syn: exchange, change]
2: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" [syn: counterchange, transpose]
3: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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