somnambulate

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

Origin of somnambulate

1
First recorded in 1825–35; somn(i-) + ambulate

Other words from somnambulate

  • som·nam·bu·lant, adjective, noun
  • som·nam·bu·la·tion [som-nam-byuh-ley-shuhn, suhm-], /sɒmˌnæm byəˈleɪ ʃən, səm-/, noun

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How to use somnambulate in a sentence

  • Associated words: somnambulate, somnambulistic, somnambular, somnambulic.

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British Dictionary definitions for somnambulate

somnambulate

/ (sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt) /


verb
  1. (intr) to walk while asleep

Origin of somnambulate

1
C19: from Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk

Derived forms of somnambulate

  • somnambulance, noun
  • somnambulant, adjective, noun
  • somnambulation, noun
  • somnambulator, noun

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