† itinerateadj.
Obsolete.
= itinerant adj.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective]
walkingc1390
arrant1550
ambulatory1604
itinerating1611
itinerary1617
stray1620
strolling1621
itineral1627
itineratea1628
perambulatory1650
peregrinatory1773
obambulatory1855
perambulant1865
perambulating1926
a1628 J. Doddridge Eng. Lawyer (1631) 33 As well the Iudges itinerate through the Counties, as those that were sedentarie in the Kings high Courts of Iustice.
1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia (1769) I. 275 Mr. Cook..suggested the change was made by that itinerate trader.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
itineratev.
/ʌɪˈtɪnəreɪt/, /ᵻˈtɪnəreɪt/, U.S. /aɪˈtɪnəˌreɪt/, /əˈtɪnəˌreɪt/ 1.
a. intransitive. To journey or travel from place to place.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)]
scritheOE
walka1200
fizgig1594
itinerate1600
to go round1636
to travel it1687
to go around1742
flitch1787
1600–9 S. Rowlands Knaue of Clubbes 37 As on the way I Itinerated, A Rurall person I Obuiated.
1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. B2v They itinerated like Excise-spyes from one house to another.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 635 There are three separate modes of itinerating through the island.
1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 83 He who fancies that he can write a tragedy does not go about itinerating in the neighbouring states.
b. To travel from place to place preaching; spec. of a Methodist minister, To preach to the various congregations within the circuit to which he is appointed, and to go periodically from circuit to circuit as appointed, (usually) every three years: cf. itinerancy n. 2.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > preach [verb (intransitive)] > as itinerant minister
itinerate1775
travel1789
1775 E. Wheelock in Mem. (1811) 328 I have sent Mr. Dean to itinerate as a missionary this spring, among their tribes.
1824 R. Southey Bk. of Church (1841) 47 The clergy resided with the Bishop, and itinerated through the diocese.
1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 64 Bunyan received a roving commission..to itinerate in the villages round about.
1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. (1883) II. 603 He preached in the open air, itinerated, denounced fairs and wakes.
2. transitive. To journey through, traverse. rare.
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society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > traverse a distance or ground
runeOE
overcomeOE
meteOE
through-gangOE
passc1300
to pass over ——c1300
overpassc1325
tracec1381
travela1393
traverse?a1400
travelc1400
measure?a1425
walkc1450
go1483
journey1531
peragrate1542
trade1548
overspin1553
overtrace1573
tract1579
progress1587
invade1590
waste1590
wear1596
march1606
void1608
recovera1625
expatiate1627
lustrate1721
do1795
slip1817
cover1818
clear1823
track1823
itinerate1830
betravel1852
to roll off1867
1830 G. Croly George IV 493 The home secretary itinerated the country.
1839 Britannia 25 May in Spirit Metrop. Conservative Press (1840) I. 433 They itinerate the empire, inflaming the popular passions,..and deluding the popular weakness.
1863 G. F. Townsend Leominster 257 It was..the custom for..Collectors to itinerate the country, and to collect the sums resulting from these Briefs.
Derivatives
iˈtinerating n. travelling, itineration.
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society > travel > [noun]
yongc950
gangOE
goinga1250
walka1300
journeyingc1330
travela1400
progressionc1450
wayfarec1450
travelling1489
wayfaring1536
gate-going?1555
thorough-faring?1575
faring1594
fidging1604
voyaging1611
voyage1626
winning1651
locomotion1759
itinerating1770
passing1821
trekking1850
trooping1888
1770 P. Forbes Jrnls. Episcopal Visitations (1886) 289 One of the seasons of his itinerating into Lochaber.
iˈtinerating adj. that journeys from place to place; itinerant.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective]
walkingc1390
arrant1550
ambulatory1604
itinerating1611
itinerary1617
stray1620
strolling1621
itineral1627
itineratea1628
perambulatory1650
peregrinatory1773
obambulatory1855
perambulant1865
perambulating1926
1611 T. Coryate Crudities To Rdr. sig. b8 Thy beneuolent itinerating friend T. C. the Odcombian Legge-stretcher.
1845 J. Saunders Cabinet Pictures of Eng. Life: Chaucer 168 The appointment of itinerating judges, the justices in Eyre, as they were afterwards called.
1860 C. Durfee Hist. Williams Coll. 359 Mr. Eaton..had now resolved to become an itinerating lecturer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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