noctambulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sleepwalk.
  2. To walk about at night.

Pronunciation

/nɒkˈtæm.bjə.leɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noctambulate.wav

Word forms

noctambulate noctambulates noctambulating noctambulated

Etymology

First attested in 1955; back-formation from noctambulation (1721) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare French noctambuler (1866).

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