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English Dictionary: gesticulate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gesticulate
v
  1. show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
    Synonym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.
      To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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