interchange

interchange
interchanges, interchanging, interchanged
(The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)tʃeɪnʤ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)tʃe͟ɪnʤ[/t]].)
1) N-VAR: with supp, usu N of n If there is an interchange of ideas or information among a group of people, each person talks about his or her ideas or gives information to the others.

What made the meeting exciting was the interchange of ideas from different disciplines...

Ministers want to see more interchange between the private sector and the civil service.

Syn:
2) V-RECIP-ERG If you interchange one thing with another, or you interchange two things, each thing takes the place of the other or is exchanged for the other. You can also say that two things interchange.

[V n with n] She likes to interchange her furnishings at home with the stock in her shop...

[V pl-n] Your task is to interchange words so that the sentence makes sense.

[pl-n V] ...the point where the illusions of the stage and reality begin to interchange. [Also V with n]

N-VAR: oft N of n
Interchange is also a noun.

...the interchange of matter and energy at atomic or sub-atomic levels.

3) N-COUNT: usu n N An interchange on a motorway, freeway, or road is a place where it joins a main road or another motorway or freeway.
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