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perambulate

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per·am·bu·late  (p-rmby-lt)
v. per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing, per·am·bu·lates
v.tr.
1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.
v.intr.
To walk about; roam or stroll.

[Latin perambulre, perambult- : per-, per- + ambulre, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

per·ambu·lation n.
per·ambu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

perambulate [pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt]
vb
1. to walk about (a place)
2. (tr) to walk round in order to inspect
[from Latin perambulāre to traverse, from per through + ambulāre to walk]
perambulation  n
perambulatory  [pəˈræmbjʊlətərɪ -trɪ] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.perambulate - make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years"
inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
2.perambulate - walk with no particular goalperambulate - walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
Translations
perambulate [pəˈræmbjʊleɪt]
A. VTrecorrer
B. VIpasearse, deambular
perambulate (form)
vtsich ergehen in (+dat) (geh)
visich ergehen (liter)


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It happened more than once that they would thus perambulate three or four times the distance, each seeing the other on board his ship out of pure and disinterested affection.
She liked to perambulate the room with a duster in her hand, with which she stopped to polish the backs of already lustrous books, musing and romancing as she did so.
With how superior a dignity the monarch perambulates on all fours
 
 
 
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