obambulate

intransitive verb

ob·​am·​bu·​late

äˈbambyəˌlāt,

əˈ-

archaic

: to walk about : wander

Word History

Etymology

Latin obambulatus, past participle of obambulare to walk to or before, from ob- to, against, over + ambulare to walk

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