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am·bu·late | \ ˈam-byə-ˌlāt 
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\ambulated; ambulating
Definition of ambulate
: 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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“Ambulate.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambulate. Accessed 10 December 2019.
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ambulate
intransitive verbam·bu·late | \ -ˌlāt \
\ambulated; ambulating
Medical Definition of ambulate
: to move from place to place
the patient was allowed to ambulate in her room
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ambulation \ ˌam-byə-ˈlā-shən \ noun
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The first known use of ambulate was circa 1623
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