Noctambulate

//nɒkˈtæm.bjə.leɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To sleepwalk. intransitive
  2. 2
    To walk about at night. intransitive

Synonyms

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nightwalksleepwalksomnambulate

Etymology

First attested in 1955; back-formation from noctambulation (1721) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare French noctambuler (1866).

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