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 [ˈædʒɪˌteɪt]

vb

1. (tr) to excite, disturb, or trouble (a person, the mind, or feelings); worry

2. (tr) to cause to move vigorously; shake, stir, or disturb

3. (intr; often foll by for or against) to attempt to stir up public opinion for or against something

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to discuss or debate in order to draw attention to or gain support for (a cause, etc.) to agitate a political cause

[from Latin agitātus, from agitāre to move to and fro, set into motion, from agere to act, do]

agitated  adj

agitatedly  adv

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"
	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. protest, campaign, push, demonstrate, drive, crusade, cry out The women had begun to agitate for better conditions.

2. stir, beat, mix, shake, disturb, toss, rouse, churn Gently agitate the water with a paintbrush.

3. 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) The thought of them inheriting all these things agitated her.
upset still, quiet, calm, soothe, calm down, appease, placate, assuage, pacify, quieten, mollify, tranquillize

Translations

agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt]

A. VT

1. (= excite, upset) → inquietar, perturbar

2. (= shake) → agitar

B. VI (Pol) to agitate for sth → hacer campaña en pro de algo
to agitate against sth → hacer campaña en contra de algo

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agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt]

vt

(= worry) [+ person] → perturber

[+ liquid] → remuer; [+ molecules] → agiter

vi (politically) → faire de l'agitation politique
to agitate for sth (= campaign for) → faire campagne pour qch
to agitate against sth (= campaign against) → faire campagne contre qch

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agitate

vt

(lit) liquid → aufrühren; surface of water → aufwühlen; washing → hin und her bewegen

(fig: = excite, upset) → aufregen, aus der Fassung bringen; don’t let him agitate you → lass dich von ihm nicht aufregen

vi → agitieren; to agitate for something → sich für etw starkmachen

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agitate [ˈædʒɪteɪt]

1. vt (perturb) → turbare, mettere in (uno stato di) agitazione; (shake) → agitare

2. vi (Pol) to agitate (for/against) → fare un'agitazione (per/contro)

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agitate

v agitate [ˈӕdʒiteit]

1 to make (someone) excited and anxious The news agitated her. verontrus يُقْلِق، يُثِير، يُهِيج المَشَاعِر раздвижвам vzrušit, zneklidnit gøre nervøs; forurolige beunruhigen ταράζω agitar erutama سراسیمه کردن tehdä levottomaksi agiter לְהַדאִיג उत्तेजित करना uznemiriti felizgat menggetarkan koma úr jafnvægi agitare かき乱す (마음을) 동요시키다 (su)jaudinti, (su)kelti nerimą satraukt; uzbudināt menguja verontrusten ryste, skake opp poruszać, wstrząsać agitar a tulbura (вз)волновать rozrušiť vznemiriti uzrujati uppröra ทำให้เป็นกังวล kaygılandırmak, endişelendirmek 使焦慮 хвилювати; збуджувати ہل چل مچانا ، làm bối rối 使焦虑

2 to try to arouse public feeling and action That group is agitating for prison reform. agiteer يُثِير المَوْضُوع، يُنَاقِش агитирам agitovat agitere agitieren κινητοποιώ, ξεσηκώνω τον κόσμο hacer una campaña a favor de/en contra de agiteerima, üles kutsuma شوراندن؛ تحریک کردن kiihottaa mener campagne לַעֲשׂוֹת תַעֲמוּלָה आंदोलन uzburkati agitál menghasut reka áróður fyrir (e-u) battersi; promuovere un'agitazione 扇動する 선동하다 agituoti aģitēt mendesak-desak ageren agitere, oppvigle agitować agitar a face propagandă агитировать agitovať agitirati podstrekivati agitera, uppvigla ปลุกระดม kamuoyunun ilgisini çekmeye çalışmak 煽動 агітувати بھڑکانا ، اشتعال دلانا khuấy động 煽动

3 to shake The tree was agitated by the wind. geskud يُحَرِّك، يَهُز разтърсвам zmítat ryste bewegen σείω agitar raputama تکان دادن ravistaa secouer לְנָעֵר हिलाना zatresti (fel)ráz mengguncang hrista, ÿfa scuotere ゆり動かす 흔들다 purtyti sakratīt; sapurināt menggegar in beweging brengen skake, riste potrząsać abanar a zgâlţâi трясти zmietať tresti tresti skaka เขย่า sallamak 搖動 збовтувати, трясти ہلانا lắc 摇动

adj agitated

verontruste مُتَأثِّر، مُضْطَرِب развълнуван vzrušený, rozrušený nervøs; urolig aufgeregt ταραγμένος agitado erutatud آشفته؛ سراسیمه kiihtynyt agité נִסְעַר, מוּדאָג उत्तेजित potresen felkavart, zavaros, izgatott terguncang í uppnámi agitato 動揺した 흥분한, 동요한 susijaudinęs satraukts; uzbudināts digegarkan nerveus oppskaket, urolig poruszony, podniecony agitado agitat взволнованный rozrušený razmajan, vzburkan uznemiren upprörd ปั่นป่วน kaygılı 表現不安的 збуджений; схвильований مشتعل ، مضطرب bối rối 表现出不安的

n agiˈtation

verontrustheid هَيَاج، تَهَيُّج، إحْدَاث تَغْيِير، إضْطِرَاب سِيَاسِي агитация rozruch; agitace uro; sindsbevægelse; ophidselse die Erschütterung (ανα)ταραχή agitación erutus, üleskutsumine اضطراب kuohunta, yllytys agitation סַעֲרַת רְגָשׁוֹת आंदोलन potresanje felkavarodás, izgatottság; agitáció agitasi uppnám, geðshræring; áróður agitazione 扇動, 動揺 휘젓기, 동요 susijaudinimas satraukums; uzbudinājums gegaran onrust, opschudding risting, agitasjon; oppvigling poruszenie, agitacja agitação agitaţie волнение vzrušenie; agitácia nemir podstrekavanje agitation, upprördhet, skakning การปลุกระดม sıkıntı, ıstırap 焦慮；激動不安 збудження; агітація بے چینی tâm trạng bối rối 焦虑；激动不安

n agitator

a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling a political agitator. agitator مُهَيِّج، مُثِير لِلفِتَن агитатор agitátor agitator; urostifter der/die Agitator(in), Propagandist ταραχοποιός agitador agitaator آشوبگر agitaattori agitateur/-trice מֵסִית, תַעֲמלָן आंदोलनकर्ता agitator agitátor penghasut áróðursmaður agitatore, agitatrice 扇動者 선동자 agitatorius aģitators penggegar agitator agitator, oppvigler agitator agitador agi­­tator агитатор agitátor, -ka agitator podstrekač agitator, uppviglare ผู้ปลุกระดม kışkırtıcı, tahrikçi 煽動者 агітатор بھڑکانے والا ، فسادی người khích động quần chúng 鼓动者