itinerate

[ ahy-tin-uh-reyt, ih-tin- ]

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verb (used without object),i·tin·er·at·ed, i·tin·er·at·ing.

to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.

Origin of itinerate

1590–1600; <Late Latin itinerātus, past participle of itinerārī to travel, equivalent to Latin itiner- (stem of iter) journey (see iter) + -ātus-ate¹

Other words from itinerate

i·tin·er·a·tion, noun

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How to use itinerate in a sentence

He deeply felt this kindness, because by no other means could he have itinerated.
George Whitefield | Joseph Belcher
Both were energetic country parsons, and both itinerated; but Berridge went over a wider field than Grimshaw.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton

British Dictionary definitions for itinerate

itinerate

/ (aɪˈtɪnəˌreɪt, ɪ-) /

verb

(intr) to travel from place to place

Derived forms of itinerate

itineration, noun

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