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PERAMBULATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk with no particular goal

Example:

after breakfast, she walked about in the park

Synonyms:

perambulate; walk about; walk around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "perambulate" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue perambulate

Derivation:

amble; perambulation (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)

Example:

Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "perambulate" is one way to...):

inspect (look over carefully)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

perambulation (a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries)

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