Meanings
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1
noun
The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school.
My daily commute into the city takes about an hour.
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2
verb
To travel regularly between your home and your workplace or school.
I commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan by bicycle.
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3
verb
To change a punishment to a less severe one.
The judge commuted his sentence from death to life in prison.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
commutedcommutescommuting
Derived forms
anticommutecommutabilitycommutablecommutantcommutationcommutativecommutercommutivecounter-commutepostcommutereverse-commutetelecommute
Etymology
From commutation ticket, a pass on a railroad, streetcar line, etc. that permitted multiple rides over a period of time, eg, a month, for a single, commuted payment.