Dictionary
com•mu•tate
Pronunciation: (kom'yu-tāt"), [key]—
v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
Elect.
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.
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