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Gesticulate

Gesticulate Meaning & Definition
Gesticulate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gesticulate?

[v] show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gesticulate: gesture | motion

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gesticulate:

See Also | acclaim | applaud | beckon | bless | bow | bow down | clap | communicate | cross oneself | extend | hold out | intercommunicate | nod | put out | shake | shrug | sign | spat | stretch forth | stretch out | wave | wink

Gesticulate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ges*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gesticulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gesticulating}.] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See {Gestic}.] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. --Sir T. Herbert.
\Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t. To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.

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