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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. show, express or direct through movement;
- Example: "He gestured his desire to leave"
[syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.
   To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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