locomote

locomote
locomote locomote v. i. [by back-formation from locomotion.] To change location; move, travel, or proceed.

Syn: travel, go, move. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • locomote — intransitive verb ( moted; moting) Etymology: back formation from locomotion Date: 1834 to move about …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • locomote — /loh keuh moht /, v.i., locomoted, locomoting. to move about, esp. under one s own power. [1825 35; back formation from LOCOMOTION] * * * …   Universalium

  • locomote — verb To move or travel (from one location to another) …   Wiktionary

  • locomote — lo·co·mote …   English syllables

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