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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.