Per-ăm'bu-lāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PERAMBULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PERAMBULATING.] [Lat. perambulare, perambulatum, from the prefix per, through, and ambulare, to walk; Fr. perambular.] To walk through or over; to traverse for the purpose of surveying or examining something; to visit as overseer, inspector, or the like; hence, to go round or about.