interchange

To put each of two things in the position or role previously occupied by the other.

• Interchange the two labels.
• The actors interchanged roles halfway through the play.
• Can we interchange these two components without damaging the machine?

How to use it: interchange A and B (Interchange the red wire and the blue wire.); interchange A with B (You can interchange this part with the spare one.)

Similar words: swap, switch, exchange

Common phrases: interchange positions, interchange two parts, interchange roles

To alternate or mix different activities, experiences, or elements.

• They interchanged work with periods of rest.
• The poet interchanges joy with sorrow throughout the poem.
• Quiet scenes were interchanged with bursts of action.

How to use it: interchange A with B (She interchanged serious passages with lighter ones.)

Similar words: alternate, intermingle, intermix

Common phrases: interchange work with rest, interchange joy with sorrow

A place where roads or transport routes meet and people or vehicles can move between them.

• Take the next exit at the interchange.
• The new interchange connects two major highways.
• This station is an interchange for bus and rail services.

Similar words: junction, transport hub

Common phrases: motorway interchange, transport interchange, rail interchange