"obambulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: obambulates [present, singular, third-person], obambulating [participle, present], obambulated [participle, past], obambulated [past]
Etymology: From Latin obambulare; compare ob-, ambulate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂elh₂- (wander)}}, {{der|en|la|obambulare}} Latin obambulare Head templates: {{en-verb}} obambulate (third-person singular simple present obambulates, present participle obambulating, simple past and past participle obambulated), {{tlb|en|archaic}} (archaic)
  1. (intransitive) To walk about; to wander aimlessly Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-obambulate-en-verb-krLGiMCo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (transitive) To walk or go up to, so as or as if to meet. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-obambulate-en-verb-RR84frKK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: obambulation

Inflected forms

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