agitate

ag·i·tate  (j-tt)

v. ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing, ag·i·tates

v.tr.

1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.

2. To upset; disturb: was agitated by the alarming news.

3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; debate.

v.intr.

To stir up public interest in a cause: agitate for a tax reduction.

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[Latin agitre, agitt-, frequentative of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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agi·tated·ly (-ttd-l) adv.

agi·tative adj.

Synonyms: agitate, churn, convulse, rock², shake
These verbs mean to cause to move to and fro violently: land agitated by tremors; a storm churning the waves; buildings and streets convulsed by an explosion; a hurricane rocking trees and houses; an earthquake that shook the ground.

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agitate

Verb

[-tating, -tated]

1. to excite, disturb, or trouble

2. to shake or stir (a liquid)

3. to attempt to stir up public opinion for or against something [Latin agitare]

agitated adj
agitatedly adv
agitation n
agitator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	agitate - try to stir up public opinion foment, stir up provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for rumpus - cause a disturbance
	2.	agitate - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" charge up, commove, rouse, excite, turn on, charge hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" pother - make upset or troubled electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us" calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	3.	agitate - 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" crusade, campaign, fight, push, press advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
	4.	agitate - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" budge, stir, shift move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" shake fluff up, plump up, shake up - make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" fan - agitate the air tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" tremor, quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" convulse - shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water" succuss, shake up - shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) concuss - shake violently rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise jactitate, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, thrash, convulse, toss, slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" jiggle, joggle, wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
	6.	agitate - change the arrangement or position of raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" toss - agitate; "toss the salad" rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

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agitate

verb 1. stir, beat, mix, shake, disturb, toss, rouse, churn

verb 2. upset, worry, trouble, disturb, excite, alarm, stimulate, distract, rouse, ruffle, inflame, incite, unnerve, disconcert, disquiet, fluster, perturb, faze, work someone up, give someone grief Brit., S. African << OPPOSITE calm

Translations

agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt] vt (= shake) → agitar (= trouble); inquietar;

to agitate for → hacer campaña en pro de or en favor de

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agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt] vt → rendre inquiet/ète or agité(e)

vi → faire de l'agitation (politique);

to agitate for → faire campagne pour

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agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt] vt → aufregen;

(liquid) (stir) → aufrühren: (shake) → schütteln

vi to agitate for/against sth → für/gegen etw agitieren

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agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt] vt → turbare; agitare

vi to agitate for → agitarsi per