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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOMNAMBULATE

From Latin somnus sleep + ambulāre to walk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOMNAMBULATE

somnambulate  [sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOMNAMBULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Somnambulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb somnambulate in English.

WHAT DOES SOMNAMBULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

somnambulate

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalkers arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as benign as sitting up in bed, walking to the bathroom, and cleaning, or as hazardous as cooking, driving, violent gestures, grabbing at hallucinated objects, or even homicide. Although generally sleepwalking cases consist of simple, repeated behaviours, there are occasionally reports of people performing complex behaviours while asleep, although their legitimacy is often disputed. Sleepwalkers often have little or no memory of the incident, as their consciousness has altered into a state in which it is harder to recall memories. Although their eyes are open, their expression is dim and glazed over. Sleepwalking may last as little as 30 seconds or as long as 30 minutes.

Definition of somnambulate in the English dictionary

The definition of somnambulate in the dictionary is to walk while asleep.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOMNAMBULATE

PRESENT

Present
I somnambulate
you somnambulate
he/she/it somnambulates
we somnambulate
you somnambulate
they somnambulate
Present continuous
I am somnambulating
you are somnambulating
he/she/it is somnambulating
we are somnambulating
you are somnambulating
they are somnambulating
Present perfect
I have somnambulated
you have somnambulated
he/she/it has somnambulated
we have somnambulated
you have somnambulated
they have somnambulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been somnambulating
you have been somnambulating
he/she/it has been somnambulating
we have been somnambulating
you have been somnambulating
they have been somnambulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I somnambulated
you somnambulated
he/she/it somnambulated
we somnambulated
you somnambulated
they somnambulated
Past continuous
I was somnambulating
you were somnambulating
he/she/it was somnambulating
we were somnambulating
you were somnambulating
they were somnambulating
Past perfect
I had somnambulated
you had somnambulated
he/she/it had somnambulated
we had somnambulated
you had somnambulated
they had somnambulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been somnambulating
you had been somnambulating
he/she/it had been somnambulating
we had been somnambulating
you had been somnambulating
they had been somnambulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will somnambulate
you will somnambulate
he/she/it will somnambulate
we will somnambulate
you will somnambulate
they will somnambulate
Future continuous
I will be somnambulating
you will be somnambulating
he/she/it will be somnambulating
we will be somnambulating
you will be somnambulating
they will be somnambulating
Future perfect
I will have somnambulated
you will have somnambulated
he/she/it will have somnambulated
we will have somnambulated
you will have somnambulated
they will have somnambulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been somnambulating
you will have been somnambulating
he/she/it will have been somnambulating
we will have been somnambulating
you will have been somnambulating
they will have been somnambulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would somnambulate
you would somnambulate
he/she/it would somnambulate
we would somnambulate
you would somnambulate
they would somnambulate
Conditional continuous
I would be somnambulating
you would be somnambulating
he/she/it would be somnambulating
we would be somnambulating
you would be somnambulating
they would be somnambulating
Conditional perfect
I would have somnambulate
you would have somnambulate
he/she/it would have somnambulate
we would have somnambulate
you would have somnambulate
they would have somnambulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been somnambulating
you would have been somnambulating
he/she/it would have been somnambulating
we would have been somnambulating
you would have been somnambulating
they would have been somnambulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you somnambulate
we let´s somnambulate
you somnambulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to somnambulate
Past participle
somnambulated
Present Participle
somnambulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOMNAMBULATE


accumulate
əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
circulate
ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt
coagulate
kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt
congratulate
kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt
cumulate
ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
ejaculate
ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt
emulate
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt
formulate
ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
insulate
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
modulate
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt
populate
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt
postulate
ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪt
reformulate
riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
speculate
ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
stipulate
ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOMNAMBULATE

somnambulance
somnambulant
somnambular
somnambulary
somnambulation
somnambulator
somnambule
somnambulic
somnambulism
somnambulist
somnambulistic
somnial
somniate
somniative
somniatory
somnifacient
somniferous
somniferously
somnific
somniloquence

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOMNAMBULATE

absquatulate
articulate
chocolate
consulate
copulate
demodulate
depopulate
deregulate
emasculate
geniculate
immaculate
matriculate
ovulate
particulate
recalculate
recirculate
repopulate
reticulate
triangulate
undulate
ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of somnambulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «somnambulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOMNAMBULATE

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梦游
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தூக்கத்தில் நட
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Trends of use of somnambulate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNAMBULATE»

The term «somnambulate» is used very little and occupies the 185.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOMNAMBULATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about somnambulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOMNAMBULATE»

Discover the use of somnambulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to somnambulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical and miscellaneous essays, collected and republ
Thus, in rosy sleep and somnambulism, or awake only to quaff the full wine-cup of the Scarlet Woman his Mother, and again sleep and somnambulate, does the Prospective-Cardinal and Commenda- tor pass his days. Unhappy man ! This is ...
Thomas Carlyle, 1857
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
See SALLY, para 8. somite. See the 2nd soun. somnambulism, etc.; somniferous. See para 4 of: somnolence, somnolent; somnambulate, somnam~ bulism ( whence, anl, sonmambnllst, whence somnambulistic); somnifacient, somnit'erous , ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Projection of the Astral Body
He concluded that it was the desire for drink which caused the man to somnambulate in this manner, and, after examining the man carefully, discovered that he was suffering from a bad case of gastritis, which is always accompanied by intense ...
Sylvan Joseph Muldoon, 1973
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle
Thus, in rosy sleep and somnambulism, or awake only to quaff the full wine-cup of the Scarlet Woman his Mother, and again sleep and somnambulate, does the Prospective- Cardinal and Commendator pass his days. Unhappy man ! This is ...
Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, 2010
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Carlyle's Works
quaff the full wine-cup of the Scarlet Woman his Mother, and again sleep and somnambulate, does the Prospective-Cardinal and Commendator pass his days. Unhappy man ! This is not a world which was made in sleep ; which it is safe to ...
Thomas Carlyle, 1869
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Historical Essays
somnambulate, does the Prospective-Cardinal and Commendator pass his days. Unhappy man! This is not a world which was made in sleep; which it is safe to sleep and somnambulate in. In that 'loud-roaring Loom of Time' (where above ...
Thomas Carlyle, Chris Vanden Bossche, 2002
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Complete in One Volume
Thus, in rosy sleep and somnambulism, or awake only to quaff the full wine-cup of the Scarlet Woman, (his mother,) and again sleep and somnambulate, does the Prospective- Cardinal and Commendator pass his days. Unhappy man! This is ...
Thomas Carlyle, 1857
8
Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
Arthur Miller's The Crucible (1953)—a play concerning the Salem witch trials of 1692—is set against the somber background of Puritan New England. somnambulate (som-NAM-byә-lāt) vb. To somnambulate is to sleepwalk (to walk while ...
Mark Phillips, 2006
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Vocabulary Growth: Divide and Conquer Words
sleepy 2-8 ambulate = to walk To somnambulate is to (?) in your sleep. walk 2-9 In the word somnambulate the part which means to walk is (?) ambulate 2-10 Somnambulation is another word for s l s l e_e£WjiJJt ing 2-11 To somnambulate  ...
‎1962
10
Life in The '50's: Memoirs of a Baby Boomer
The simple fact was, a bibulous Mae, a brother who took bricks as a severance package, a retired train conductor who used his tools in the night, and a somnambulate, were not going to deter her from her wish to live in this house. My father ...
Debbie Mccann, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOMNAMBULATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term somnambulate is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Macbeth' plays perplexing note
Here, as she sings in a somnambulate state, choreographer Barney O'Hanlon has her drifting and turning among women of the chorus who are draped in white. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
2
The Kibitzer
As long as we continue to see lush green carpets we will continue to somnambulate over the water crisis and waste precious drinking water. This is a sign to ... «Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper, Jun 15»
3
The new Mike Huckabee is mad as hell
But in between the angry Rudy Giuliani, the clueless Sarah Palin, and the somnambulate Fred Thompson, there was one exception: the aw-shucks, populist ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
4
The Globe is offended by Patriots' lack of sportsmanship
I'd much prefer that he somnambulate off the field after a tough loss like Jay Cutler instead of showing all that messy, raw emotion. Because before you know it, ... «WEEI.com, Dec 14»
5
Morgans to sell off Hudson and Delano hotels
... the two properties are a departure from the company's earlier plan to sell the entire company — but only after management awakened a somnambulate stock. «New York Post, Oct 14»
6
Adam Sandler flops with family comedy Blended: review
... preening Sun City resort singer, whose muscular showboating antics provide relief from the strangely bloated-looking Sandler's somnambulate performance. «Toronto Star, May 14»
7
Chivalry is not dead
You can' be too rude or get into much trouble if you're somnambulate. But in today's more egalitarian society, chivalry might be dead. Just like the woman I held ... «News-Press Now, Feb 14»
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Quick crossword No 13633
(9); 7 Somnambulate (9); 11 Kids (9); 12 (Informal) means of spreading information? (9); 13 External (5); 14 Be equal to in quality (5); 18 Noisy brawl (6) ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»
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你来问我来答专家解答你雅思阅读中的困惑
但是,如果按照词根背诵,somnambulate这个词就是梦游的意思,显然超出了需要。所以,还是回到时间这个约束条件上来,如果时间充裕,不妨多背,但是务必保证 ... «腾讯网, Sep 13»
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What to Do About Pakistan
Many in the Washington have told me that "we are 'this close' to bombing them," yet the Pakistanis continue to somnambulate in the dream of their country's own ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 12»

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