PEREGRINATE


Meaning of PEREGRINATE in English

I. ˈperəgrə̇ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin peregrinatus, past participle of peregrinari to travel in foreign lands, from peregrinus foreigner — more at pilgrim

intransitive verb

: to travel on foot : walk , tour

a land bridge … which enabled prehistoric man to peregrinate from North Africa — Hendrik de Leeuw

transitive verb

: to walk over : traverse

peregrinated the country for seasonal jobs — John Buchan

II. adjective

Etymology: Latin peregrinatus, past part of peregrinari

: having the air of one who has traveled or lived abroad : foreign

too affected, too odd, as it were, too peregrinate — Shakespeare

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.