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jactitate

jac·ti·tate

UK/ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/ uncommon rare

verb

1.

move or stir about violently

  • “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”
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First attested in 1822; borrowed from Latin iactitātus, perfect passive participle of iactitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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