Word of the Day 01/29/22 Perambulate
Perambulate (verb)
perambulate [ per-am-byuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object), per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing.
1. to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
2. to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
verb (used without object), per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing.
3. to walk or travel about; stroll.
OTHER WORDS FROM PERAMBULATE
per·am·bu·la·tion, noun
per·am·bu·la·to·ry [per-am-byuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PERAMBULATE
mosey, promenade, ramble, roam, stroll, tour, walk
See synonyms for: perambulate / perambulation / perambulatory on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR PERAMBULATE
3. saunter, promenade, amble, mosey, meander, ramble.
Origin: First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin perambulātus, past participle of perambulāre “to walk through”; see origin at per-, ambulate
HOW TO USE PERAMBULATE IN A SENTENCE
The members sometimes "perambulate the village, headed by the band of the Mangotsfield detachment of the Bristol Rifles."
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 108, JUNE 15TH, 1895|VARIOUS
At the termination of the mass, troops of women perambulate the streets, during the remainder of the night.
TRAVELS IN PERU, ON THE COAST, IN THE SIERRA, ACROSS THE CORDILLERAS AND THE ANDES, INTO THE PRIMEVAL FORESTS|J. J. VON TSCHUDI
Skeletons still perambulate among us, as in The Messenger, where the stripped-off mask shows a hideous skull.
THE SUPERNATURAL IN MODERN ENGLISH FICTION|DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH
In the centre of the grassy quadrangle about which the cloisters perambulate is a small, mean, brick building, with a locked door.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 09, NO. 51, JANUARY, 1862|VARIOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
perambulate [ per-am-byuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object), per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing.
1. to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
2. to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
verb (used without object), per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing.
3. to walk or travel about; stroll.
OTHER WORDS FROM PERAMBULATE
per·am·bu·la·tion, noun
per·am·bu·la·to·ry [per-am-byuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PERAMBULATE
mosey, promenade, ramble, roam, stroll, tour, walk
See synonyms for: perambulate / perambulation / perambulatory on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR PERAMBULATE
3. saunter, promenade, amble, mosey, meander, ramble.
Origin: First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin perambulātus, past participle of perambulāre “to walk through”; see origin at per-, ambulate
HOW TO USE PERAMBULATE IN A SENTENCE
The members sometimes "perambulate the village, headed by the band of the Mangotsfield detachment of the Bristol Rifles."
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 108, JUNE 15TH, 1895|VARIOUS
At the termination of the mass, troops of women perambulate the streets, during the remainder of the night.
TRAVELS IN PERU, ON THE COAST, IN THE SIERRA, ACROSS THE CORDILLERAS AND THE ANDES, INTO THE PRIMEVAL FORESTS|J. J. VON TSCHUDI
Skeletons still perambulate among us, as in The Messenger, where the stripped-off mask shows a hideous skull.
THE SUPERNATURAL IN MODERN ENGLISH FICTION|DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH
In the centre of the grassy quadrangle about which the cloisters perambulate is a small, mean, brick building, with a locked door.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 09, NO. 51, JANUARY, 1862|VARIOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.