agitate

[Ag·i*tate]

Agitate means to stir up. If you watch a horror movie at bedtime, you may be too agitated to sleep. Movies like that can agitate all sorts of adrenaline responses in the body.

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To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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change the arrangement or position of

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cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

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move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

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move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

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try to stir up public opinion

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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 fa


v. t.
To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

v. t.
To move or actuate.

v. t.
To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.

v. t.
To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.

v. t.
To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.


Agitate

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.
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.

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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