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Webster 1913 Edition


Gesticulate

Ges-tic′u-late

,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
T.
To represent by gesture; to act.
[R.]
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gesticulate

GESTIC'ULATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. gesticulor, from gestum, gero, to bear or carry, or gestio.]
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.

GESTIC'ULATE

,
Verb.
T.
To imitate; to act.