locomote

[loh-kuh-moht]

verb (used without object), -mot·ed, -mot·ing.

to move about, especially under one's own power.

Origin:
1825–35; back formation from locomotion

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locomote
verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel] [ant: ostentatious]

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