spatiatev.
/ˈspeɪʃɪeɪt/ intransitive. To walk about; to stroll, wander, range, or roam. Also figurative.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or idly
raik?c1350
troll1377
spacea1425
jet1530
spacierc1550
snaffle1611
spatiate1626
saunter1671
stroll1680
trollopa1745
dangle1778
doiter1793
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soodle1821
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bummel1900
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §720 The Fixing of the Minde upon one Object of Cogitation, whereby it doth not spatiate and transcurre, as it useth.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Spatiate, to walk abroad, to travel, to wander, to go jetting up and down.
a1711 T. Ken Psyche v, in Wks. (1721) IV. 299 The Soul in Vision seem'd from Flesh unloos'd To fly abroad, and spatiate unconfin'd.
1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles (1789) 140 My spirit feels her freedom,..Exults and spatiates o'er a thousand scenes.
1846 Blackwood's Mag. 59 759 Give him room and opportunity..to spatiate for the good of digestion.
1889 Jrnl. Archaeol. Inst. No. 181. 15 We can spatiate at peace and gather in a rich harvest of useful information.
Derivatives
spatiˈation n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Spatiation, a walking at length, or in a large compasse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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