Complete Definition of "peregrinate"

was wotd|2006|February|1
was wotd|2006|March|25
English

Pronunciation
italbrac|(US) IPA|/�p�rɪɡr��net/
audio|en-us-peregrinate.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
L. peregrinari "to live or travel abroad"

Verb
en-verb|peregrinat|ing

  1. intransitive To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
  2. transitive To travel through a specific place.
Quotations
;to travel from place to place
timeline|
1800s=1824|
1900s=1935<br>2000

1824, w:James Fenimore Cooper|James Fenimore Cooper 1
1935, G. de Purucker, The Esoteric Tradition, Part Two 2
2000, Brenda Maddox, Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom 3
;to travel through a specific place
timeline|
1800s=1876|
1900s=1913|
2000s=2005

1876, Edward S. Wheeler, Scheyichbi and the Strand 4
1913, Marguerite Pollard, �The Message of Edward Carpenter,� in Theosophist Magazine 5
2005, Jan Morris, The World: Travels 1950&ndash;2000 6

Related terms
pilgrim

Derived terms
peregrination

Translations
trans-top|to travel from place to place
Dutch: rondtrekken, rondreizen
Italian: peregrinare
Latin: peregrinari
trans-mid
Russian: п��е�е��вова��
Spanish: peregrinar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to travel through a specific place
Dutch: doortrekken, doorzwerven
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
L. peregrinatus, "having travelled abroad", past participle of peregrinari.

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Having traveled; foreign, exotic.
Quotations
timeline|
1500s=1595|
1800s=1853|
1900s=1992

c. 1595, w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Love's Labour's Lost|Love's Labour's Lost Act V. Scene 1
1853, w:Edward Bulwer-Lytton|Edward Bulwer-Lytton, My Novel 7
1992, Julia Bolton Holloway, The Pilgrim and the Book 8

Translations

Latin: peregrinatus
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Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs
Category:English verbs


Italian

Verb
peregrinate

  1. form of|second-person|Second-person plural present tense|peregrinare#Italian|peregrinare|lang=Italian
  2. form of|Second-person plural imperative|peregrinare#Italian|peregrinare|lang=Italian
  3. form of|feminine|Feminine plural|peregrinato

Category:Italian past participle forms
Category:Italian verb forms

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vi:peregrinate
zh:peregrinate

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