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peregrinate

[per-i-gruh-neyt]

per·e·gri·nate

[per-i-gruh-neyt] verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
verb (used with object)
2.
to travel or walk over; traverse.

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Origin:
1585–95; < Latin peregrīnātus, past participle of peregrīnārī to travel abroad. See peregrine, -ate1

per·e·gri·na·tor, noun
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peregrinate (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪˌneɪt)
 
vb
1.  (intr) to travel or wander about from place to place; voyage
2.  (tr) to travel through (a place)
 
adj
3.  an obsolete word for foreign
 
[C16: from Latin, from peregrīnārī to travel; see peregrine]
 
'peregrinator
 
n

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