ger-, ges-, gest-
(Latin: carry, produce; to bear)
Don't confuse this ger- with another Greek gero-, ger- which means "old age".
digestion
digestive
digestively
ectosuggestion
egest
exaggerate
exaggerated
exaggerating
exaggeration
exaggerative
1. Tending to exaggerate,
2. Involving or characterized by exaggeration.
2. Involving or characterized by exaggeration.
gerund
gerundive
gestation
gesticulate (verb), gesticulates; gesticulated; gesticulating
To make movements with one’s hands and arms when trying to communicate something: Mary’s sister gesticulated when talking about her adventures with her friend because she was very excited!
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gesticulation
Cross references of word families related to "bear, carry, bring": duc-; -fer; later-, -lation; phoro-; port-.