ambulate
English
Etymology
From Latin ambulatus, past participle of ambulō (“I walk, go about”). Cognate to amble.
Verb
ambulate (third-person singular simple present ambulates, present participle ambulating, simple past and past participle ambulated)
- (intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
- Peter slowly ambulated to the bathroom, favoring his strained knee.
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:walk
Translations
walk; relocate oneself using one's legs
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Related terms
- ambi-
- amble
- ambulance
- ambulant
- ambulation
- ambulator
- ambulatory
Further reading
- ambulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ambulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
ambulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of ambulō
Participle
ambulāte
- vocative masculine singular of ambulātus