1. to walk about or move from place to place
Usage: formal; medical

Examples

• The patient was able to ambulate without assistance after surgery.
• Physical therapy helped her ambulate more confidently.
• Doctors encouraged him to ambulate regularly to prevent blood clots.
• The elderly resident could still ambulate with a walker.
• After the accident, it took months before she could ambulate normally.
• The nurse monitored how well the patient could ambulate down the hallway.