To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services. I shall interchange My waned state for Henry's regal crown. Shak.
To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
To make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P. Sidney.
The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." South.
The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. Howell.
Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling. The interchanges of light and darkness. Holder. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.
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