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The Collaborative International Dictionary
itinerate

itinerate \i*tin"er*ate\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]t). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itinerated ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Itinerating ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [LL. itineratus, p. p. of itinerari, itinerare. See Itinerant.] To wander without a settled habitation; to travel from place or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, etc.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
itinerate

c.1600, from Late Latin itineratus, past participle of itinerare "to travel" (see itinerant). Especially "to travel from place to place preaching" (1775). Related: Itinerated; itinerating.

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itinerate

vb. To travel from place to place

WordNet
itinerate

v. travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"

Usage examples of "itinerate".

If you could not grow your own hops, you could buy them from the itinerate hop-traders, or use various other herbs such as bog-myrtle and juniper berries instead.

His father had been a pastor while Hank was growing up, and the two of them had lived through a great many glories and hassles, the kind that come with pioneering churches, pastoring, itinerating.