com·mu·tate (kŏm′yə-tāt′) tr.v. com·mu·tat·ed ,
com·mu·tat·ing ,
com·mu·tates To reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half-cycle to produce a unidirectional current.
commutate (ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪt ) vb (
tr )
1. (Electronics) to reverse the direction of (an electric current)
2. (Electronics) to convert (an alternating current) into a direct current
com•mu•tate (ˈkɒm yəˌteɪt) v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 1. to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
2. to convert (alternating current) into direct current by use of a commutator.
commutate Past participle: commutatedGerund: commutatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative commutate commutate
Present I commutate you commutate he/she/it commutates we commutate you commutate they commutate
Preterite I commutated you commutated he/she/it commutated we commutated you commutated they commutated
Present Continuous I am commutating you are commutating he/she/it is commutating we are commutating you are commutating they are commutating
Present Perfect I have commutated you have commutated he/she/it has commutated we have commutated you have commutated they have commutated
Past Continuous I was commutating you were commutating he/she/it was commutating we were commutating you were commutating they were commutating
Past Perfect I had commutated you had commutated he/she/it had commutated we had commutated you had commutated they had commutated
Future I will commutate you will commutate he/she/it will commutate we will commutate you will commutate they will commutate
Future Perfect I will have commutated you will have commutated he/she/it will have commutated we will have commutated you will have commutated they will have commutated
Future Continuous I will be commutating you will be commutating he/she/it will be commutating we will be commutating you will be commutating they will be commutating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been commutating you have been commutating he/she/it has been commutating we have been commutating you have been commutating they have been commutating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been commutating you will have been commutating he/she/it will have been commutating we will have been commutating you will have been commutating they will have been commutating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been commutating you had been commutating he/she/it had been commutating we had been commutating you had been commutating they had been commutating
Conditional I would commutate you would commutate he/she/it would commutate we would commutate you would commutate they would commutate
Past Conditional I would have commutated you would have commutated he/she/it would have commutated we would have commutated you would have commutated they would have commutated
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Verb 1. commutate - reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional currentchange by reversal ,
reverse ,
turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"