somnambulate

[som-nam-byuh-leyt, suhm-]

som·nam·bu·late

[som-nam-byuh-leyt, suhm-]
verb (used without object), som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing.
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.

Origin:
1825–35; < Latin somn(us) sleep + ambulate

som·nam·bu·lant, adjective, noun
som·nam·bu·la·tion, noun
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somnambulate (sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt)
 
vb
(intr) to walk while asleep
 
[C19: from Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk]
 
som'nambulance
 
n
 
som'nambulant
 
adj, —n
 
somnambu'lation
 
n
 
som'nambulator
 
n

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