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somnambulate

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som⋅nam⋅bu⋅late

  [som-nam-byuh-leyt, suhm-]
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–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
Origin:
1825–35; < L somn(us) sleep + ambulate

Related forms:
som⋅nam⋅bu⋅lant, adjective, noun
som⋅nam⋅bu⋅la⋅tion, noun
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som·nam·bu·late   (sŏm-nām'byə-lāt')   
intr.v.   som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing, som·nam·bu·lates
To walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition.
som·nam'bu·lar (-lər) adj., som'nam·bu·la'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: som·nam·bu·late
Pronunciation: -"lAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
: to walk while asleep —som·nam·bu·la·tion /-"nam-by&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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