Gesticulate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.
     To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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