AMBULATE

ambulate

(verb) walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Synonyms

See walk

Source: Wiktionary


Am"bu*late, v. i. Etym: [L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.]

Definition: To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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