ˈjactitate,v.rare. [f.ppl. stem of L. jactitāre: see next.] intr. To toss restlessly about: see jactitation 2. Hence ˈjactitatingppl. a. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 150 The stertor, the insensibility, and the jactitating struggle of the limbs, form a picture of agony.