gesticulate

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/, /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪkjʊleɪt === Verb === gesticulate (third-person singular simple present gesticulates, present participle gesticulating, simple past and past participle gesticulated) (intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking. Synonyms: gesture; see also Thesaurus:gesticulate (transitive) To say or express through gestures. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gesticulation gesticulative gesture gestural emote ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Verb === gesticulate second-person singular voseo imperative of gesticular combined with te