Meaning of GESTICULATE
| Pronunciation: | | je'stikyu`leyt
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[v] show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
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GESTICULATE is a 11 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | gesture, motion |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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