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The Collaborative International Dictionary
locomote

locomote \locomote\ v. i. [by back-formation from locomotion.] To change location; move, travel, or proceed.

Syn: travel, go, move.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
locomote

1831, back-formation from locomotion.

Wiktionary
locomote

vb. (context now chiefly biology English) To move or travel (from one location to another).

WordNet
locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" [syn: travel, go, move] [ant: stay in place]

Usage examples of "locomote".

With a bustle of his cloak he cruised towards them, appearing to glide more than locomote.

Then he grumbled something about every damn one of them knowing exactly what he meant when he said locomoting was "neat" and that he didn't see any need to go into a lot of boring detail about it.

Barely locomoting, locomoting at a speed slightly faster than Turn Around Norman's rate but slightly slower than Painted Stick's, she moved across the black and white checkerboard tiles toward the elevator, opening a tiny envelope as she walked.

If a man saw me locomoting, why he'd think he'd gone insane or else witnessed a miracle.