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Added 9 October 2026

gesticulate

/dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ verb

In Latin: gesticulor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gesticulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Show, express or direct through movement.
He gestured his desire to leave

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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