peregrinate

American  

[per-i-gruh-neyt] / ˈpɛr ɪ grəˌneɪt /

verb (used without object)

peregrinated, peregrinating

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

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verb (used with object)

peregrinated, peregrinating

1. to travel or walk over; traverse.

peregrinate British  

/ ˈpɛrɪɡrɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to travel or wander about from place to place; voyage

2. (tr) to travel through (a place)

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adjective

1. an obsolete word for foreign

Other Word Forms

• peregrinator noun

Etymology

Origin of peregrinate

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

Example Sentences

Having those moments to pause and peregrinate keeps us nimble for the duration — and I can only imagine how salutary they are for the cast.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2017

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 The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry

The old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their horses to the wagon with a design to peregrinate south-west along the sea-coast.

From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

He is too picked, too spruce, too affected, too odd, and, as it were, too peregrinate, as I may call it.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

I go there on the 10th to remain till May; but I am sorry to say I see little hope of my being able to peregrinate to far Provence—all benignant though your invitation be.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry