transitive verb
-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing to follow (a route, etc.); travel, esp. walk, along, over, or through
Origin of peregrinate
from Classical Latin peregrinatus, past participle of peregrinari from peregrinus: see pilgrim to travel
peregrinate
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peregrinate
verb
per·e·gri·nat·ed, per·e·gri·nat·ing, per·e·gri·natesverb
intransitiveTo journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.
verb
transitiveTo travel through or over; traverse.
Origin of peregrinate
Latin peregrīnārī peregrīnāt- from peregrīnus foreigner ; see peregrine .Related Forms:
- per′e·gri·na′tion
noun
- per′e·gri·na′tor
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present peregrinates, present participle peregrinating, simple past and past participle peregrinated)
- (intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
- To travel through a specific place.
Adjective
(comparative more peregrinate, superlative most peregrinate)
Origin
Latin peregrinatus (“having travelled abroad"), past participle of peregrinari.
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