peregrinate

[ per-i-gruh-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

, per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing.

1. to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.

verb (used with object)

, per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing.

1. to travel or walk over; traverse.

peregrinate

/ ˈpɛrɪɡrɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. intr to travel or wander about from place to place; voyage
2. tr to travel through (a place)

adjective

1. an obsolete word for foreign

Derived Forms

• ˈperegriˌnator, noun

Other Words From

• pere·gri·nator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of peregrinate¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin peregrīnātus, past participle of peregrīnārī “to travel abroad”; peregrine, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of peregrinate¹

C16: from Latin, from peregrīnārī to travel; see peregrine

Example Sentences

But I seem to travel, to peregrinate, less and less—and I am reduced to living on my past accumulations.

From Project Gutenberg

I sometimes go to Windsor, and the very next one I shall peregrinate over to Eton on the chance of a sight of his portrait.

From Project Gutenberg