Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Permute \Per*mute"\, v. t. [L. permutare, permutatum; per +
   mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]
   1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.

   2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.]

            Bought, trucked, permuted, or given.  --Hakluyt.

Source : WordNet®

permute
     v : change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
         transpose letters in a word" [syn: {commute}, {transpose}]