Commute – 1. travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis 2. Reduce a judicial sentence (especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one

(Pronounced kuh-myoot)

To remember the definition of the word commute, use the following mnemonic:

She started composed, but turned into a crazed mutant (commute). Travelling such a distance between home and work finally made her crack. She was thrown in jail for a long time, but the sentence was reduced when she finally became human again.

Examples of commute in a sentence (travel between work and home)

There's always traffic on the way to work, so my commute takes me longer than it should.

My commute takes so long, I often book a hotel instead of travelling every day.

His thirty second commute was the envy of all of his colleagues. 

Examples of commute in a sentence (reduced judicial sentence)

He asked them to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment.

Please commute my sentence, I can't face life in prison.

The judge was unlikely to commute the sentence of the murderer, the evidence for reoffending was strong.