Perambulate
1Perambulate — Per*am bu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perambulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perambulating}.] [L. perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per through + ambulare to walk. See {Per }, and {Amble}.] To walk through or over; especially, to travel… …
2Perambulate — Per*am bu*late, v. i. To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in the park. [1913 Webster] …
3perambulate — verb amble, circle, circumambulate, course, cover, cross, go around, go for a walk, go on an outing, go on foot, hike, jaunt, journey, make rounds, march, meander, pace, pass, pass through, patrol, pedestrianize, peragrare, peregrinate,… …
4perambulate — (v.) 1560s, from L. perambulatus, pp. of perambulare to walk through, go through, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + ambulare to walk (see AMBLE (Cf. amble)). Related: Perambulated; perambulating …
5perambulate — ► VERB 1) formal walk or travel from place to place. 2) Brit. historical walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries. DERIVATIVES perambulation noun perambulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin perambulare …
6perambulate — [pər am′byo͞o lāt΄, pər am′byəlāt΄] vt. perambulated, perambulating [< L perambulatus, pp. of perambulare < per, through (see PER1) + ambulare, to walk] 1. to walk through, over, around, etc., esp. in examining or inspecting 2. to walk… …
7perambulate — UK [pəˈræmbjʊleɪt] / US [pəˈræmbjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms perambulate : present tense I/you/we/they perambulate he/she/it perambulates present participle perambulating past tense perambulated past participle perambulated… …
8perambulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare, from per through + ambulare to walk Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. to travel over or through especially on foot ; traverse 2. to make an official inspection of (a …
9perambulate — perambulation, n. perambulatory /peuhr am byeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /peuhr am byeuh layt /, v., perambulated, perambulating. v.t. 1. to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse. 2. to traverse in order to examine or inspect …
10perambulate — verb /pərˈæmbjəˌleɪt/ a) To walk about, roam or stroll. b) To inspect (an area) on foot …
