2 meanings
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1 —as in:
accidentally transpose numbers
Definition
to exchange the positions of two digits, letters, or words by accident- I transposed the numbers and wrote 901 instead of 109.
transposed = to exchange the positions of two digits, letters, or words by accident
- As Jeremy and his sister and brothers hurried toward those transposed flags, we turned eastward toward our own school.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
transposed = switched
2 —as in:
transpose the scene to...
Definition
to move something or change its setting- She transposed the story from eighteenth century England to modern day India.
transposed = to move something or change its setting
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She is transposing the music to another key.
- ...among the transfigured memories and the strangely transposed sensations that constituted the universe of her dream.Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World
transposed = altered
Less commonly:
A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of transpose used in such areas as Mathematics and Music.
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