ambulate
To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
Verb
- To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.
- Peter slowly ambulated to the bathroom, favoring his strained knee.
- I'm working in social services, but I'm also suffering from a lot of chronic pain and limitation. I can't really sit at my desk because I need to ambulate a lot. - 1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt,...
Origin
From Latin ambulatus, past participle of ambulō (“to walk, go about”). Doublet of amble.
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ambi- amble ambulance ambulant ambulation ambulator ambulatory circumambulate deambulate funambulate somnambulate