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- ambulate (v.)



[ambulate 词源字典] - 1620s, from Latin ambulatus, past participle of ambulare "to walk" (see amble). Related: Ambulated; ambulating.[ambulate etymology, ambulate origin, 英语词源]
- circumambulate (v.)




- 1650s, from Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare "to walk around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ambulare "to walk" (see amble). Related: Circumambulated; circumambulating; circumambulation.
- perambulate (v.)




- 1560s, from Latin perambulatus, past participle of perambulare "to walk through, go through, ramble through," from per- "through" (see per) + ambulare "to walk" (see amble). Related: Perambulated; perambulating.
- somnambulate (v.)




- 1821, probably a back-formation from somnambulism. Related: Somnambulated; somnambulating.