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perambulate

Pronunciation: /pəˈrambjʊleɪt/

Definition of perambulate

verb

[no object] formal or humorous

walk or travel through or round a place:the locals perambulate up and down the thoroughfare [with object]:she perambulated the square
[with object] British historical walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries: commissioners were appointed to perambulate the Devon forests before Whitsun 1319