v.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' ram-by ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -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 \ - ˌ ram-by ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun
– per · am · bu · la · to · ry \ - ' ram-by ə -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective