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LNS

gestiō, gestīre, gestīvī, gestītus

-, -, gestiī, -

2. gestus, I.

verb (4^th conjugation)

to use passionate gestures, to throw one's self about, to be transported, to exult, to be joyful, cheerful
to enlarge at will, to digress
to desire eagerly or passionately, to long for

Abbreviations

gestio, īvi, or ii, ītum, 4 (archaic imperf. gestibat, Gell. 15, 2, 1: gestibant, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 49), v. n. 2. gestus, I., to use passionate gestures, to throw one's self about (espec. for joy), to be transported, to exult, to be joyful, cheerful (cf.: exsilio, exsulto): gestit, qui subitā felicitate exhilaratus nimio corporis motu praeter consuetudinem exsultat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Mull.; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 387 (freq. and class.). Lit.; constr. with abl. or absol. With abl.: quorum alter laetitiā gestiat, alter dolore crucietur, Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14; cf.: voluptate nimiā gestire, id. Off. 1, 29, 102: inani laetitia exsultans et temere gestiens, id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16: Veliterni coloni gestientes otio, Liv. 6, 36, 1: cur non gestiret taurus equae contrectatione, equus vaccae, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 77; Col. 8, 15, 4: secundis rebus, Liv. 45, 19, 7.

— Absol.: quid est, quod sic gestis? Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 10; cf. ib. 7: hac (eloquentiā) deducimus perterritos a timore, hac gestientes comprimimus, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 148: tum gestit aper, cum sese Martia tigris Abstulit, Val. Fl. 3, 634: cum laetitia, ut adepta jam aliquid concupitum, efferatur et gestiat, Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 12; cf. id. ib. § 13.

—* Trop., in speaking, to enlarge at will, to digress: quapropter historiae nonnumquam ubertas in aliqua exercendi stili parte ponenda, et dialogorum libertate gestiendum, Quint. 10, 5, 15.

— Transf., to desire eagerly or passionately, to long for; constr. usually with inf., rarely with abl. or absol. With inf.: roga, obsecro hercle, gestio promittere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 114; 4, 6, 11: machaera, quae gestit stragem facere, id. Mil. 1, 1, 8: moecho abdomen adimere, id. ib. 5, 1, 5: gestio scire ista omnia, Cic. Att. 4, 11, 1: Antonius senatum delere gestit, id. Phil. 6, 14: nihil erat, quod Zeno mutare gestiret, id. Fin. 4, 4, 8: transfuga divitum Partes linquere gestio, Hor. C. 3, 16, 24: fuge, quo descendere gestis, id. Ep. 1, 20, 5: quod gestiat animus aliquid agere in re publica, Cic. Att. 2, 7, 4.

—With pass. inf.: equidem illam moveri gestio, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 43: ipsum gestio dari mihi in conspectum, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 30; Plin. Pan. 39, 2; Gell. 16, 13, 4.

— With abl.: (cygnos) nunc currere in undas, Et studio incassum videas gestire lavandi, Verg. G. 1, 387.

— Absol.: gestiunt pugni mihi. my fists itch to be at you, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 167: dudum scapulae gestibant mihi, i. e. were longing for the whip, id. As. 2, 2, 49: inridere ne videare et gestire admodum, id. Most. 3, 2, 126.