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peregrinate

 
Dictionary: per·e·gri·nate   (pĕr'ĭ-grə-nāt') pronunciation

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.intr.
To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.

v.tr.
To travel through or over; traverse.

[Latin peregrīnārī, peregrīnāt-, from peregrīnus, foreigner. See peregrine.]

peregrination per'e·gri·na'tion n.
peregrinator per'e·gri·na'tor n.

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verb

  1. To make or go on a journey: journey, pass, travel, trek, trip. Idioms: hit the road. See move/halt.
  2. To travel about or journey on foot: backpack, hike, march1, traipse, tramp, trek. See move/halt.
  3. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander. See move/halt.

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[adj] rare  having the air of one who has traveled or lived abroad: foreign


[vi] to travel, esp. on foot: walk
[vt] to walk or travel over: traverse

WordNet: peregrinate
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: travel around, through, or over, especially on foot


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vandre, rejse
v. tr. - gennemvandre

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgebreid/ ontspannen reizen, wandelen, doorkruisen

Français (French)
v. intr. - voyager, pérégriner
v. tr. - voyager

Deutsch (German)
v. - umherreisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (απαρχ.) περιπλανώμαι

Italiano (Italian)
peregrinare, vagare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - peregrinar, viajar, sofrer, ir em romaria a lugares distantes

Русский (Russian)
странствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - peregrinar
v. tr. - peregrinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vandra (färdas) omkring (över)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
游历, 旅行, 走过

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 遊歷, 旅行
v. tr. - 走過

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 여행[주유]하다
v. tr. - 여행하다, 횡단하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 旅行する, 遍歴する, 外国に住む
adj. - 外遊をにおわせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرحل ماشيا, يسافر على الأقدام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮יצא למסע, נדד, הלך ברגל‬
v. tr. - ‮יצא למסע, נדד, עבר‬


 
 
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