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From Latin jactitāre.

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

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

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jactitāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of jactitō