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jactitate

UK/ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/

jactitate verb: to move about restlessly.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, rare) To move about restlessly.
    • The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving, forelegs jactitating.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 344

jactitate meaning in Bengali

jactitate in Bengali

অস্থিরভাবে নড়াচড়া করা

Forms of jactitate

third-person singular presentjactitates
present participlejactitating
past participlejactitated
pastjactitated

Origin of jactitate

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

Questions about jactitate

What does jactitate mean?
Jactitate means to move about restlessly.
What is jactitate in Bengali?
Jactitate in Bengali is অস্থিরভাবে নড়াচড়া করা. See Jactitate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is jactitate?
Jactitate is a verb.
How do you pronounce jactitate?
Jactitate is pronounced /ˈdʒaktɪteɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of jactitate?
The past tense of jactitate is jactitated.

Words near jactitate in the dictionary

  1. Jacquots
  2. jactance
  3. jactancy
  4. jactation
  5. jactations
  6. jactitate
  7. jactitated
  8. jactitates
  9. jactitating
  10. jactitation
  11. jactitation of marriage

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