WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
per•am•bu•late /pərˈæmbyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to walk through, about, or over;
traverse: [no object]They perambulated about the park for a while.[~ + object]They perambulated the fields.
per•am•bu•late
(pər am′byə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
per•am′bu•la′tion, n.
per•am•bu•la•to•ry
(pər am′byə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
v.t.
- to walk through, about, or over; travel through;
traverse. - to traverse in order to examine or inspect.
v.i.
- to walk or travel about;
stroll.
- Latin perambulātus past participle of perambulāre to walk through. See per-, ambulate
- 1560–70
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged saunter, promenade, amble, mosey, meander, ramble.