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per·am·bu·late
 perambulate
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- pronunciation:
- p
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by
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
perambulates, perambulating, perambulated |
| definition: |
to walk through or over, esp. in order to inspect; travel through.
They perambulated the waterfront. |
| related words: |
ramble, roam, stroll, tramp |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to walk around; stroll.
They were perambulating through the park.- similar words:
- stroll
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| related words: |
ramble, roam, walk |
| derivations: |
perambulatory (adj.), perambulation (n.) |
The word perambulate
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
amb, ambl, ambul
Latin
root
that means walk
Example words:
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