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somnambulate
[ som-nam-byuh-leyt, suhm- ]
verb (used without object)
, som·nam·bu·lat·ed, som·nam·bu·lat·ing.
- to walk during sleep; engage in sleepwalking.
somnambulate
/ sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- intr to walk while asleep
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Derived Forms
- somˌnambuˈlation, noun
- somˈnambulant, adjectivenoun
- somˈnambulance, noun
- somˈnambuˌlator, noun
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Other Words From
- som·nam·bu·lant adjective noun
- som·nam·bu·la·tion [som-nam-by, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n, s, uh, m-], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of somnambulate1
First recorded in 1825–35; somn(i-) ( def ) + ambulate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of somnambulate1
C19: from Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk
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Example Sentences
Associated words: somnambulate, somnambulistic, somnambular, somnambulic.
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