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perambulate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. i. To walk about to ramble; to stroll; as he perambulated in the park. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perambulated}; p. pr & vb n. {Perambulating}.] [L. perambulatus p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per through + ambulare to walk. See {Per-}, and {Amble}.] To walk through or over especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perambulate v 1: make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" 2: stroll [syn: {walk about}, {walk around}]
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