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gesticulate

ges·ti·cu·late

UK/dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ US/dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

show, express or direct through movement

  • “He gestured his desire to leave”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin gesticulātus, perfect active participle of gesticulor (“to gesticulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from gesticulus (“a mimic gesture”), diminutive of gestus (“gesture”), from gerō (“to bear, carry, perform”).

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