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Definitions for: Perambulate [v] walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"
[v] make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years"
Webster (1913) Definition: Per*am"bu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Perambulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perambulating.] [L.
perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per
through + ambulare to walk. See Per-, and Amble.]
To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the
purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;
specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of
a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
Per*am"bu*late, v. i.
To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in
the park.
Synonyms: walk about, walk around
See Also: inspect, walk
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