COMMUTE, v.t.
1. To exchange; to put one thing in the place of another; to give or receive one thing for another; as, to commute our labors; to commute pain for pleasure.
2. In law, to exchange one penalty or punishment for another of less severity; as, to commute death for transportation.
COMMUTE, v.i. To atone; to compensate; to stand in the place of; as, one penalty commutes for another.
