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jactitate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To move about restlessly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

move or stir about violently

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shake, agitate

Narrower terms: whip

History

Etymology

First attested in 1822; borrowed from Latin iactitātus, perfect passive participle of iactitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).