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obambulate.

To walk about; to wander aimlessly.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈbæmbjʊˌleɪt//ɑˈbæmbjʊˌleɪt/
  1. To walk about; to wander aimlessly.

    archaic · intransitive · rare
  2. To walk or go up to, so as or as if to meet.

    archaic · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin obambulō Latin obambulātusbor. English obambulate First attested in 1614; borrowed from Latin obambulātus, perfect passive participle of obambulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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