"transambulate" meaning in English

See transambulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: transambulates [present, singular, third-person], transambulating [participle, present], transambulated [participle, past], transambulated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} transambulate (third-person singular simple present transambulates, present participle transambulating, simple past and past participle transambulated)
  1. (rare, transitive) To walk through or across; to step over, especially to transit a threshold between one area and another. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-transambulate-en-verb-pjhFHKk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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