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to locomote

to locomote

1 7.9
To move from one place to another
  • verb
  • /ˈloʊkəˌmoʊt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : locomoverse
  • The correctness of the entity is that, at the time you pass the figure of your day on the course, sounding up in the air testing to locomote your globe, you will necessitate satisfactory safety from the sun.

Examples

  • Although kangaroo rats show a good basic ability to locomote in water by swimming, in the same way that other terrestrial mammals are able to swim (G. J. Kenagy, University of Washington, Seattle, personal communication, 2002), they were apparently unable to rescue themselves from the torrential flood that occurred.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Many animals use their legs to locomote across different terrains when searching for food.

  • He will locomote, he will fly, and he and he will actually avoid running into things.

  • Let's locomote.

    Reality Bites (1994)

  • In addition to being brief, grey seal locomotion on land may not be stereotypical enough to accurately classify when moving over short distances, as females will often alternate between vigilance and directed movement, as well as being able to locomote while still on their side.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Goldfield (1989) reiterated the earlier findings of Gibson (1988) that revealed that orienting the eye-head system to objects and persons in the environment motivated the infant to locomote.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The toddler learned to locomote on her own after weeks of practice in the park.

  • To reach the top of the hill, we need to locomote at a steady pace.

Synonyms

to go
vsto locomote
∞ 1.0

To move from one place to another, physically or in meaning

is more about deliberate relocation and progress than simple departure
to move
vsto locomote
∞ 1.0

Change position or place

focuses on relocation between places and progress via position change
to travel
vsto locomote
∞ 1.0

To go from one place to another, often for work or pleasure

is broader, covering short position changes and non-journey relocations
to range
vsto locomote
25 3.3

To move or travel freely over an area

is more general, covering directed relocation as well as roaming

Antonyms

halt
109 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

to stand still
75 1.0

Stay upright in one place without moving

How Fast

sprint
55 2.1
to run
∞ 1.0
to locomote
  • Specialized
1 7.9
to move
∞ 1.0
to creep
155 2.5
to crawl
406 1.0

Surface Forms

locomote infinitive
locomoted past
locomoted past participle
locomoting present participle
locomotes third person singular

Morphology

locomote = locomotion (semi-transparent) = loco + mot

The verb is recognisable as related to 'locomotion' (movement), but its internal Latin combining forms are not independent English words, so learners may not fully analyse it from components.

Etymology

The word locomote breaks into parts that mean 'place' and 'to move': loco- meaning 'place' and movere meaning 'to move', the same root you see in the common words move and motion. So to locomote is to move or travel from one place to another.