perlustrate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlʌstɹeɪt/

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• perlustration
• perlustrator

Translations

travel through an area in examination or survey

• Dutch: verkennen (nl)

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

perlustrate

1. inflection of perlustrare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

perlustrate f pl

1. feminine plural of perlustrato