per ambulation
byəˌleɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
2.
to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
verb (used without object)
3.
to walk or travel about; stroll.
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perambulate (pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to walk about (a place) |
| 2. | (tr) to walk round in order to inspect |
| [C16: from Latin perambulāre to traverse, from per through + ambulāre to walk] | |
| perambu'lation | |
| —n | |
| perambulatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
perambulate
1568, from L. perambulatus, pp. of perambulare "to walk through, go through," from per- "through" (see per) + ambulare "to walk." Perambulator "one who perambulates" is first recorded 1611; sense of "baby carriage" is first recorded 1856; often colloquially shortened to pram.
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