verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To move or travel (from one location to another).

   "‘Lucy and her kind did not locomote in anything like the modern human fashion,’ insists Tattersall."

2. 2
   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gomovetraveltravel

Example

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"‘Lucy and her kind did not locomote in anything like the modern human fashion,’ insists Tattersall."

Etymology

Back formation from locomotion.

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