ambulate
verb
am·bu·late ˈam-byə-ˌlāt 
ambulated; ambulating
intransitive verb
: to move from place to place : walk
She was hopeful that the surgery would improve her ability to ambulate.
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Synonyms
- foot (it)
- hoof (it)
- leg (it)
- pad
- step
- traipse
- tread
- walk
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Example Sentences
a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate
Recent Examples on the Web These rolling toys work on carpet, tile and wood floors and ambulate in a similar way to natural prey. Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022 Sternburg who had recently recovered from a foot injury, was reappreciating her ability to ambulate at the same time as the world had withdrawn. Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022 Sternburg who had recently recovered from a foot injury, was reappreciating her ability to ambulate at the same time as the world had withdrawn. Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin ambulātus, past participle of ambulāre "to go by foot, walk, walk for pleasure or exercise, travel" — more at amble entry 1
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ambulate
intransitive verb
am·bu·late -ˌlāt
ambulated; ambulating
: to move from place to place
the patient was allowed to ambulate in her room
ambulating
verb
as in walking
to go on foot a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- walking
- treading
- strolling
- wandering
- stepping
- sauntering
- padding
- marching
- striding
- traipsing
- trotting
- shuffling
- hiking
- promenading
- trekking
- ambling
- pacing
- trooping
- perambulating
- parading
- stomping
- trampling
- legging (it)
- prancing
- tiptoeing
- moseying
- limping
- hobbling
- sashaying
- waddling
- mincing
- trudging
- toddling
- clumping
- hoofing (it)
- tapping
- peregrinating
- shambling
- footing (it)
- tramping
- stumping
- strutting
- stalking
- stumbling
- lurching
- rambling
- gimping
- power walking
- swaggering
- staggering
- stepping out
- faltering
- plodding
- scuffing
- pussyfooting
- footslogging
- lumbering
- tripping
- bouncing
- tromping
- nipping
- pounding