1. to change the relative position or order of two or more things
2. to write or perform music in a different key
Usage: music
3. to transfer or move something from one place or context to another
Usage: formal

Examples

• The teacher asked us to transpose the first and last letters of each word.
• She accidentally transposed the numbers in her phone number.
• The pianist had to transpose the song to a lower key for the singer.
• The composer transposed the piece from C major to F major.
• The author transposed the story from medieval times to the modern era.
• Can you transpose this matrix for the math problem?
• The editor transposed two paragraphs to improve the flow of the article.