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am⋅bu⋅late

[am-byuh-leyt]
–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to walk about or move from place to place.

Origin:
1615–25; < L ambulātus (ptp. of ambulāre to walk), equiv. to ambul- (see amble ) + -ātus -ate 1


am⋅bu⋅la⋅tion, noun
am⋅bu⋅la⋅tor, noun
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am·bu·late   (ām'byə-lāt')   
intr.v.   am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing, am·bu·lates
To walk from place to place; move about.

[Latin ambulāre, ambulāt-, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]
am'bu·la'tion n.
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Main Entry: am·bu·late
Pronunciation: -"lAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
: tomove from place to place ambulate in her room> —am·bu·la·tion /"am-by&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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