Dictionary.com
definitions

peregrinate

[per-i-gruh-neyt]
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR peregrinate ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing.

to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.

verb (used with object), per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing.

to travel or walk over; traverse.

RELATED WORDS

repair, traverse, process, pass, junket, go, trip, voyage, proceed, jet, travel, cruise, tour, wander, jaunt, hop, fare, circuit, hie, fly

Origin of peregrinate

1585–95; < Latin peregrīnātus, past participle of peregrīnārī to travel abroad. See peregrine, -ate1
Related formsper·e·gri·na·tor, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for peregrinate

Historical Examples of peregrinate

British Dictionary definitions for peregrinate

peregrinate

verb

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

adjective

an obsolete word for foreign
Derived Formsperegrinator, noun

Word Origin for peregrinate

C16: from Latin, from peregrīnārī to travel; see peregrine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for peregrinate
v.

1590s, from Latin peregrinatus, past participle of peregrinari "to travel abroad, be alien," figuratively "to wander, roam, travel about," from peregrinus "foreign" (see peregrine).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper