Ambulate vs Gait - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between ambulate and gait

is that ambulate is to walk; to relocate one's self under the power of one's own legs while gait is to teach a specific gait to a horse.

manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

(en-verb)

To walk; to relocate one's self under the power of one's own legs.

Peter slowly ambulated to the bathroom, favoring his strained knee.

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(wikipedia gait)

(en noun)

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait .

(horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

(en verb)

To teach a specific gait to a horse.

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