pernoctate

intransitive verb

per·noc·tate | \ (ˌ)pərˈnäkˌtāt\

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of pernoctate

: to stay up or out all night especially : to pass the night in vigil or prayer I pernoctated with the … students once — J. C. Ransom

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