"noctambulate" meaning in All languages combined

See noctambulate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɒkˈtæm.bjə.leɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noctambulate.wav Forms: noctambulates [present, singular, third-person], noctambulating [participle, present], noctambulated [participle, past], noctambulated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1955; back-formation from noctambulation (1721) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare French noctambuler (1866). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1955}} First attested in 1955, {{back-form|en|noctambulation|nocap=1}} back-formation from noctambulation, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{cog|fr|noctambuler}} French noctambuler Head templates: {{en-verb}} noctambulate (third-person singular simple present noctambulates, present participle noctambulating, simple past and past participle noctambulated)
  1. (intransitive) To sleepwalk. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: sleepwalk
    Sense id: en-noctambulate-en-verb-hSVnVuJZ
  2. (intransitive) To walk about at night. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-noctambulate-en-verb-8PVYVnbz Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: noctambulant, noctambulation, noctambulism, noctambulist, noctambulo, noctambulous
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