peregrinate
to travel or wander from place to place
Word origin: From Latin peregrinari, to travel abroad, from peregrinus, foreigner.
Peregrinate in a sentence
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The scholar peregrinated across Europe, studying manuscripts in dozens of libraries.
The naturalist peregrinated across three continents, cataloging species as he went.
Using “peregrinate” well
Peregrinate is a formal, somewhat literary word for wandering at length, with a sense of leisurely travel rather than a fixed destination.
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