PERAMBULATE


Meaning of PERAMBULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈram-byə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -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 -ˌram-byə-ˈlā-shən noun

• per·am·bu·la·to·ry -ˈram-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.