verb
Meaning 1
To go out walking; to stroll.
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Usage: rare
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Standard Lemma guide
deambulate
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verb
Meaning 2
To walk independently, especially in contrast to a state where one is physically unable to walk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēambulātus, perfect passive participle of dēambulō (“to walk, take a stroll”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + ambulō (“to walk”). The medical sense is likely a new denominal from deambulation or by translation from Romance languages such as French déambuler and Italian deambulare.