Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
 
Help
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
Definition of peregrinate - 4 dictionary results

per⋅e⋅gri⋅nate

  [per-i-gruh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
Use peregrinate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to travel or journey, esp. to walk on foot.
–verb (used with object)
2. to travel or walk over; traverse.
Origin:
1585–95; < L peregrīnātus, ptp. of peregrīnārī to travel abroad. See peregrine, -ate 1

Related forms:
per⋅e⋅gri⋅na⋅tor, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To peregrinate
per·e·gri·nate   (pěr'ĭ-grə-nāt')   
v.   per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing, per·e·gri·nates

v.   intr.
To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.
v.   tr.
To travel through or over; traverse.

[Latin peregrīnārī, peregrīnāt-, from peregrīnus, foreigner; see peregrine.]
per'e·gri·na'tion n., per'e·gri·na'tor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Peregrinate

Per"e*gri*nate\, v. i. [L. peregrinatus, p. p. of peregrinari to travel. See Pilgrim.] To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.

Peregrinate

Per"e*gri*nate\, a. [L. peregrinatus, p. p.] Having traveled; foreign. [Obs.] --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see peregrinate on Thesaurus | Reference