ambulate

[ am-byuh-leyt ]
/ ˈæm byəˌleɪt /

verb (used without object), am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing.

to walk about or move from place to place.

Origin of ambulate

1615–25; < Latin ambulātus (past participle of ambulāre to walk), equivalent to ambul- (see amble) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM ambulate

am·bu·la·tion, noun am·bu·la·tor, noun

Example sentences from the Web for ambulate

  • Give me half-a-guinea for my trouble, sir, and I'll ambulate you through lanes every fut o' the way.

British Dictionary definitions for ambulate

ambulate
/ (ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

(intr) to wander about or move from one place to another

Derived forms of ambulate

ambulation, noun

Word Origin for ambulate

C17: from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble