3 entries under this word
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INTERCHANGED; p. pr. & vb. n. INTERCHANGING.] 1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; to interchange cares or duties. I shall interchange My waned state for Henry’s regal crown. Shak. 2. To cause to follow, or to alternate; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
v. i. To succeed alternately. “Interchanging changes of fortune.” Sidney.
n. 1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving or receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. “Interchange of kindnesses.” South.
Sense 2. The state of being mutually changed; alternate succession; the variety produced by change or succession. “The interchanges of light and darkness.” Holder.
Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.
Sense 3. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce.