somnambulate

intransitive verb som·nam·bu·late \-ˌlāt\

som·nam·bu·lat·edsom·nam·bu·lat·ing

Definition of SOMNAMBULATE

: to walk when asleep

— som·nam·bu·la·tion \(ˌ)säm-ˌnam-byə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

1833

Medical Dictionary

intransitive verb som·nam·bu·late \-ˌlāt\

som·nam·bu·lat·edsom·nam·bu·lat·ing

: to walk while asleep

—som·nam·bu·la·tion \-ˌnam-byə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

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