jactitate

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UK/ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/

verb

To move about restlessly.

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OriginLatin iactitātus →
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Meanings

verbjactitate (third-person singular simple present jactitates, present participle jactitating, simple past and past participle jactitated)

present singular third person jactitates · participle present jactitating · participle past jactitated · past jactitated

  1. intransitiverareTo move about restlessly.

    The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving, forelegs jactitating.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 344

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmove or stir about violently

Similar
convulsethreshthresh aboutthrashthrash aboutslashtoss
Broader
shakeagitate
Also see
convulseslashthrashthrash aboutthreshtosstwist and turn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latiniactitātus
  2. Englishjactitate

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

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“jactitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactitate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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