interchanging

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interchanging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Interchanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Interchanging.] [OE.
     entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See Inter-, and Change.]
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     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.
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              I shall interchange
              My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak.
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     2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary;
        as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
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