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ŏb-ambŭlo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and
I.a., to walk before or near any thing, to go past (not in Cic. or Cæs.); constr. with dat. or acc.: obambulare adversum alios ambulare, et quasi ambulanti sese opponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll.
(α). With dat.: “obambulare muris,” Liv. 36, 34, 4: “gymnasio,” Suet. Tib. 11: nec (lupus) gregibus nocturnus obambulat, walk or prowl about, Verg. G. 3, 538.—
(β). With acc.: “urbem,” Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 20: “totam fremebundus obambulat Aetnam,” Ov. M. 14, 188: “gymnasia,” Suet. Tib. 11 (al. gymnasio).—
II. Transf., in gen., to go or walk about, wander: “neu noctu irem obambulatum,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 34: “ante vallum,” Liv. 25, 39: “sermone imperfecto,” Quint. 11, 3, 121: “in herbis,” Ov. M. 2, 851: “praeter os,” Plaut. Poen. prol. 19.—Absol.: “cum solus obambulet,” Ov. Tr. 2, 459; Suet. Tib. 25.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.188
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 2.851
    • Plautus, Mercator, 4.4
    • Plautus, Trinummus, 2.2
    • Vergil, Georgics, 3.538
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 11
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 25, 39
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 34
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.121
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