ambulate

verb

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am·bu·late | \ ˈam-byə-ˌlāt

ambulated; ambulating

Definition of ambulate

intransitive verb

: to move from place to place : walk She was hopeful that the surgery would improve her ability to ambulate.— Anita Lewis and Joyce Sasson Levy

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Examples of ambulate in a Sentence

a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate

Recent Examples on the Web Sternburg who had recently recovered from a foot injury, was reappreciating her ability to ambulate at the same time as the world had withdrawn. — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021

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