HIGH vocabulary

Permute

To change the order or arrangement of a set of items; to alter the sequence.

Example

"The puzzle required the player to permute the numbers in various ways until the correct sequence was found."

From Latin 'permutare' (to change completely, to exchange), from 'per' (through, completely) + 'mutare' (to change).

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