gesticulate v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: {gesticulate}, {gesture}, {motion}]
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. [1913 Webster]
Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t. To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]