-ˌlāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare, from per- through + ambulare to walk — more at per- , amble
transitive verb
1.
a. : to travel over or through especially on foot : traverse
perambulate the park or … bask and loiter and gossip on its benches — Virginia Woolf
b. : to push in a perambulator
mothers, with toddlers and perambulated infants in tow — Time
2. : to make an official inspection of (a boundary) on foot
according to tradition, selectmen … are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to cover ground at a leisurely pace : stroll , promenade
when woman was a perambulating clothes closet — H.A.Overstreet
b. : to follow a meandering course : ramble
the road, winding about in the perambulating style of all mountain roads — N.H.Fulbright
2. : to walk a boundary for purposes of inspection