peregrinate
[ per-i-gruh-neyt ]
/ ˈpɛr ɪ grəˌneɪt /
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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.
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Origin of peregrinate
OTHER WORDS FROM peregrinate
per·e·gri·na·tor, nounWords nearby peregrinate
perdurable, perdure, père, Perea, Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod
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How to use peregrinate in a sentence
But I seem to travel, to peregrinate, less and less—and I am reduced to living on my past accumulations.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry JamesI sometimes go to Windsor, and the very next one I shall peregrinate over to Eton on the chance of a sight of his portrait.
The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II|Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for peregrinate
peregrinate
/ (ˈpɛrɪɡrɪˌneɪt) /
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 forms of peregrinate
peregrinator, nounWord Origin for peregrinate
C16: from Latin, from peregrīnārī to travel; see peregrine
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