Deambulate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To go out walking; to stroll. rare

    "From this place we deambulate through several agreeable walks, among which Stepney Green is not the least interesting;"

  2. 2
    To walk independently, especially in contrast to a state where one is physically unable to walk.

    "In classic testicular torsion, the patient presents with severe pain and usually cannot deambulate easily."

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"From this place we deambulate through several agreeable walks, among which Stepney Green is not the least interesting;"

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēambulātus, perfect passive participle of dēambulō (“to walk, take a stroll”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + ambulō (“to walk”). The medical sense is likely a new denominal from deambulation or by translation from Romance languages such as French déambuler and Italian deambulare.

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