Meanings
verbnoctambulate (third-person singular simple present noctambulates, present participle noctambulating, simple past and past participle noctambulated)
present singular third person noctambulates · participle present noctambulating · participle past noctambulated · past noctambulated
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo sleepwalk.
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Origin
First attested in 1955; back-formation from noctambulation (1721) on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix); compare French noctambuler (1866).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
noctambulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulate
MLA
“noctambulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noctambulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noctambulate.
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