Meaning & use
Peregrinate
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To travel or journey from place to place, especially on foot and over a long distance.
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The scholar spent his youth peregrinating across Europe before settling down to write.
The documentary follows a photographer who peregrinates through remote mountain villages.
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Shares a root with 'peregrine falcon,' both derived from Latin 'peregrinus,' meaning foreign or wandering.
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