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to itinerate

to itinerate

8.7
To travel from place to place as part of your work
  • verb
  • /aɪˈtɪnəˌreɪt/
translation icon : itinerar
  • The wildlife photographer would often itinerate between various national parks to capture stunning images.

Examples

  • Gay was abroad on business in Springfield that day, but his parishioners stood ready to defend their meetinghouse from the assaults of yet another itinerating evangelist.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Itinerate civilizations looking for new homes, planets in need of natural resources, militaries expanding domains, so on and so forth.

    Invaders from Proxima B (2023)

  • John Williams "seemed beyond himself," according to his father, and he was only one of numerous "distracted" young people who claimed to have been "touched" by the fervent preaching of Edwards and his itinerating colleagues.

    Academic text (2005)

  • As a traveling sales representative, she has to itinerate across multiple states every month.

  • During the summer, many artists itinerate to different fairs and festivals to showcase their work.

Synonyms

to travel
vsto itinerate
∞ 1.0

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

is specifically about repeated work trips between places rather than single trips
to move around
vsto itinerate
46 1.8

To travel from place to place for work or duties

is similar but covers any work trips rather than only official duties
to journey
vsto itinerate
40 2.6

To travel from one place to another over a long distance

is about moving for work between places repeatedly rather than one long trip

Antonyms

to settle
463 2.5

To live in a place, often for a long time

How Often

to itinerate
8.7
to travel
∞ 1.0
to tour
184 1.9
to visit
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

itinerate infinitive
itinerated past
itinerated past participle
itinerating present participle
itinerates third person singular

Morphology

itinerate = itinerant (semi-transparent) = itiner + ate

The verb is analyzable as the combining form 'itiner-' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ate', and its meaning aligns with 'itinerant', but the Latin-derived root is not a productive or familiar stem for most learners.

Etymology

The word itinerate comes from the Latin word iter, which means 'journey', and is the same root as itinerary. So, to itinerate is to travel from place to place, often for work.