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

1585–95; < Latin peregrīnātus, past participle of peregrīnārī to travel abroad. See peregrine, -ate¹

Related formsper·e·gri·na·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for peregrinate

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

Word Origin for peregrinate

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

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Word Origin and History for peregrinate

peregrinate

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