About The Word Agitate
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Agitate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Agitate?
[v] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
[v] change the arrangement or position of [v] move or cause to move quickly back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [v] move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [v] try to stir up public opinion [v] exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" Synonyms | Synonyms for Agitate: budge | campaign | charge | charge up | commove | commove | crusade | disturb | excite | fight | foment | press | push | raise up | rouse | shake | shake up | shift | stir | stir up | stir up | turn on | vex Related Terms | Find terms related to Agitate: actuate | afflict | air | argue | arouse | assail | attack | beat | beat up | blow the coals | bother | bounce | broach | bug | burden | campaign | canvass | churn | churn up | concern | concuss | consider | convulse | debate | disarrange | discept | discombobulate | discomfit | discomfort | discompose | disconcert | dispute | disquiet | distract | distress | disturb | drive | electrify | embroil | exasperate | excite | fan | fan the flame | feed the fire | ferment | fire | flurry | fluster | flutter | foment | frazzle | fret | fuss | give concern | heat | heat up | impassion | impel | incense | incite | inflame | instigate | irritate | jar | joggle | jolt | jounce | load with care | moot | move | nettle | paddle | peeve | perturb | perturbate | pique | press | promote | provoke | psych | push | put to it | put up to | rally | rattle | rile | ripple | rock | roil | roughen | rouse | ruffle | rumple | set on | shake | shake up | shock | sic on | spook | stagger | stir | stir the embers | stir up | swirl | thrash out | throw | throw into confusion | tickle | trouble | unhinge | unnerve | unsettle | untune | upset | ventilate | whet | whip | whip up | whisk | work up See Also | advertise | advertize | beat | bother | concuss | convulse | displace | disturb | electrify | fan | fluff up | hype up | jactitate | jiggle | joggle | move | move | palpitate | plump up | poke | pother | promote | provoke | psych up | quake | rattle | rile | roil | rumpus | scramble | shake up | slash | sparge | stimulate | succuss | thrash | thrash about | thresh | thresh about | toss | toss | tremble | tremor | trouble | upset | wiggle Agitate In Webster's Dictionary \Ag"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agitated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Agitating}.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in
motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See {Act},
{Agent}.]
1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind
agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. ``Winds .
. . agitate the air.'' --Cowper.
2. To move or actuate. [R.] --Thomson.
3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was
greatly agitated.
The mind of man is agitated by various passions.
--Johnson.
4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a
controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.
5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to
contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians
agitate desperate designs.
Syn: To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract;
revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.
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