transitive verb. 1 : to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of transpose letters to change the spelling. 2 : to change in form or nature : transform. 3 : to render into another language, style, or manner of expression : translate. 4 : to transfer from one place or period to another : shift.

What does it mean when you transpose words?

to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word.

What does transposition mean?

1a : an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed. b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome. 2a : the transfer of any term of an equation from one side over to the other side with a corresponding change of the sign.