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som·nam·bu·late  (sm-nmby-lt)

intr.v. som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing, som·nam·bu·lates

To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.

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som·nambu·lar (-lr) adj.

somnam·bu·lation n.

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somnambulate [sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt]

vb

(Psychology) (intr) to walk while asleep

[from Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk]

somnambulance  n

somnambulant  adj & n

somnambulation  n

somnambulator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

somnambulate - walk in one's sleep sleepwalk 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"