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perambulate

per·am·bu·late [ pə rámbyə làyt ] (past and past participle per·am·bu·lat·ed, present participle per·am·bu·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular per·am·bu·lates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
walk about: to walk about a place ( formal )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin perambulat-, past participle of perambulare< ambulare "to walk"]

per·am·bu·la·tion [ pə ràmbyə láysh'n ] noun
per·am·bu·la·to·ry [ pə rámbyələ tàwree ] adjective
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