ambulate

[ am-byuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing.

1. to walk about or move from place to place.

ambulate

/ ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. intr to wander about or move from one place to another

Derived Forms

• ˌambuˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• am·bu·la·tion [am-by, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n] noun
• am·bu·la·tor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ambulātus (past participle of ambulāre “to walk”), equivalent to ambul- ( amble ) + -ātus past participle suffix ( -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate¹

C17: from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble

Example Sentences

State super vias et interrogate de semitis antiquis, et ambulate in eis.

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Give me half-a-guinea for my trouble, sir, and I'll ambulate you through lanes every fut o' the way.

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They are Hoodlums, gangs of whom per ambulate the worst alleys, and pass in and out of the vilest kennels.

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