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Jactitate

//ˈdʒaktɪteɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To move about restlessly. intransitive, rare

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

  2. 2
    move or stir about violently wordnet

Etymology

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

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