gesticulate

3 definitions found

gesticulate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gesticulate \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.
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  Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.
     To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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gesticulate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gesticulate
      v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his
           desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]