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perambulate

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perambulate

Main Entry:: per·am·bu·late
Pronunciation:: \pə-ˈram-byə-ˌlāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: per·am·bu·lat·ed; per·am·bu·lat·ing
Etymology:: Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare, from per- through + ambulare to walk
Date:: 1568

transitive verb 1 : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse 2 : to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot intransitive verb : stroll

— per·am·bu·la·tion

Listen to the pronunciation of perambulation

\-ˌram-byə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— per·am·bu·la·to·ry

Listen to the pronunciation of perambulatory

\-ˈram-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

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