"obambulate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈbæmbjʊˌleɪt/, /ɑˈbæmbjʊˌleɪt/ Forms: obambulates [present, singular, third-person], obambulating [participle, present], obambulated [participle, past], obambulated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1614; borrowed from Latin obambulātus, perfect passive participle of obambulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂elh₂- (wander)}}, {{etydate|1614}} First attested in 1614, {{bor+|en|la|obambulātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin obambulātus, {{lg|perfect}} perfect, {{lg|passive}} passive, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} obambulate (third-person singular simple present obambulates, present participle obambulating, simple past and past participle obambulated), {{tlb|en|archaic|rare}} (archaic, rare)
  1. (intransitive) To walk about; to wander aimlessly. Tags: archaic, intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-obambulate-en-verb-TDpF3kTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (transitive) To walk or go up to, so as or as if to meet. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-obambulate-en-verb-RR84frKK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amble, ambling, ambulate, deambulate, obambulation

Inflected forms

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