gesticulate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. verb show, express or direct through movement

Etymology

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

gesture, motion

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