| NOUN | artifact | interchange | a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams |
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| act | interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take | mutual interaction | |
| act | interchange, exchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing | |
| act | interchange, exchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | |
| VERB | possession | interchange, substitute, replace, exchange | put in the place of another |
| possession | interchange, exchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another | |
| change | interchange, counterchange, transpose | cause to change places | |
| change | interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
| Sounds | ih.nerchey'njh; ih.nterchey'njh | |
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| Rhymes | arrange ... strange: 13 rhymes with eynjh... | |
| Meaning | A junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams. | |
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| Part of | highway, main road | A major road for any form of motor transport |
| Narrower | cloverleaf | An interchange that does not require left-hand turns |
| spaghetti junction | A complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses | |
| Broader | junction | The place where two or more things come together |
| Spanish | cruce | |
| Meaning | mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information). | |
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| Synonyms | reciprocation, give-and-take | |
| Narrower | cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation | Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial |
| dealings, traffic | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with') | |
| reciprocity | mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges | |
| Broader | interaction | A mutual or reciprocal action |
| Spanish | intercambio, reciprocación | |
| Catalan | estira-i-arronsa, intercanvi, reciprocació | |
| Verbs | interchange | give to, and receive from, one another |
| Meaning | The act of changing one thing for another thing. | |
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| Example | "there was an interchange of prisoners" | |
| Synonym | exchange | |
| Narrower | tradeoff, trade-off | An exchange that occurs as a compromise |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
| Spanish | cambio, intercambio, intercambios | |
| Catalan | canvi, intercanvi | |
| Meaning | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries). | |
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| Example | "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" | |
| Synonym | exchange | |
| Narrower | barter, swap, swop, trade | An equal exchange |
| conversion | Act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | |
| foreign exchange | The system by which one currency is exchanged for another | |
| Broader | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Spanish | cambio | |
| Catalan | canvi | |
| Meaning | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Example | "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" | |
| Synonyms | substitute, replace, exchange | |
| Narrower | reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another |
| retool | Provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | |
| shift | Move and exchange for another | |
| subrogate | Substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured | |
| truncate | Replace a corner by a plane | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | canjear, intercambiar, reemplazar, substituir, suplir, sustituir | |
| Catalan | reemplaçar, substituir, suplir | |
| Meaning | Give to, and receive from, one another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | exchange, change | |
| Narrower | barter | Exchange goods without involving money |
| cash, cash in | Exchange for cash | |
| ransom, redeem | Exchange or buy back for money | |
| redeem | To turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange | |
| sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent | |
| substitute, sub, stand in, fill in | Be a substitute | |
| trade, trade in | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase | |
| trade, swap, swop, switch | Exchange or give (something) in exchange for | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Spanish | cambiar, intercambiar | |
| Catalan | bescanviar, canviar, intercanviar | |
| Nouns | interchange | mutual interaction |
| Meaning | Cause to change places. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" | |
| Synonyms | counterchange, transpose | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | intercambiar, reemplazar, transponer | |
| Catalan | intercanviar, transposar | |
| Meaning | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) . | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop | |
| Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
| Spanish | alternar | |
| Catalan | alternar, canviar, intercanviar | |
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