perlustrate

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/pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/

verb

To travel through an area in examination or survey.

OriginLatin perlustratus →
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Meanings

verbperlustrate (third-person singular simple present perlustrates, present participle perlustrating, simple past and past participle perlustrated)

present singular third person perlustrates · participle present perlustrating · participle past perlustrated · past perlustrated

  1. To travel through an area in examination or survey.

Origin

  1. Latinperlustratus
  2. Englishperlustrate

Latin perlustratus, the perfect participle of perlustro, from per- + lustro (“wander through”), from lustrum.

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Translations

Dutch verkennen
  • verkennentravel through an area in examination or survey
Polish przeglądać, przejrzeć
  • przeglądaćtravel through an area in examination or survey
  • przejrzećtravel through an area in examination or survey
Cite this entry
APA

perlustrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustrate

MLA

“perlustrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perlustrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perlustrate.

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