ambulate

[ am-byuh-leyt ]
/ ˈæm byəˌleɪt /
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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

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Words related to ambulation

act, gesture, passage, stream, agitation, fluctuation, move, sweep, sign, tendency, oscillation, gesticulation, travel, mobility, progress, stir, inclination, direction, wavering, drift

Example sentences from the Web for ambulation

  • Among the devices before touched upon, in the way of ambulation, was one which amused us excessively.

    Los Gringos |H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise

British Dictionary definitions for ambulation

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