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ges·tic·u·late 
[je-stik-yuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
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[je-stik-yuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. |
| 2. | to express by gesturing. |
[Origin: 1595–1605; < L gesticulātus (ptp. of gesticulārī), equiv. to LL (assumed in L) gesticul(us) gesture (dim. of gestus; see gestic, -cule1) + -ātus -ate1]
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ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry
[je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective
[je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective ges·tic·u·la·tor, noun
—Synonyms 1. gesture, motion, wave, signal.
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| ges·tic·u·late
(jě-stĭk'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
v. ges·tic·u·lat·ed, ges·tic·u·lat·ing, ges·tic·u·lates v. intr. To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis. v. tr. To say or express by gestures. [Latin gesticulārī, gesticulāt-, from gesticulus, gesticulation, diminutive of gestus, gesture, bearing; see gesture.] ges·tic'u·la'tive adj., ges·tic'u·la'tor n., ges·tic'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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