See Also: perambulate(dictionary)

perambulate (iou)



perambulate verb. LME.
[Latin perambulat- pa. ppl stem of perambulare, formed as PER-1, AMBULATE.]
verb trans. Walk through, over, or about (a place or space). Formerly also, travel or pass through, traverse. LME.
b. spec. Travel through and inspect (a territory) for surveying purposes. E17.
c. Walk round the boundaries of (a parish, forest, etc.) in the course of a perambulation; beat the bounds of. E17.
verb intrans. Walk from place to place, walk about. E17.
J. I. M. Stewart Guests like placid penguins perambulated. fig.: Sunday Express Perambulating..through the sexy, self-assured middle years of the Mediterranean woman.
verb trans. Wheel or convey (about) in a pram. M19.