peregrinate
[ per-i-gruh-neyt ]
verb (used without object),per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing.
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
Origin of peregrinate
1Other words from peregrinate
- per·e·gri·na·tor, noun
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How to use peregrinate in a sentence
She layed up to me like a pig to a rough post, and we peregrinated along for some distance until we were pretty nigh hum.
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British Dictionary definitions for peregrinate
peregrinate
/ (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(intr) to travel or wander about from place to place; voyage
(tr) to travel through (a place)
adjective
an obsolete word for foreign
Origin of peregrinate
1C16: from Latin, from peregrīnārī to travel; see peregrine
Derived forms of peregrinate
- peregrinator, noun
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