Transpose

·vt To change the key of.

II. Transpose ·vt To change the natural order of, as words.

III. Transpose ·vt To Change; to Transform; to Invert.

IV. Transpose ·vt To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions.

V. Transpose ·vt To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be transposed.