verb
Meaning 1
To sleepwalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleepwalk
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
noctambulate
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Pronunciation
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/nɒkˈtæm.bjə.leɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To walk about at night.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First attested in 1955; back-formation from noctambulation (1721) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare French noctambuler (1866).