agitate

(ăj'ĭ-tāt')

v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -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.

[Latin agitāre, agitāt-, frequentative of agere, to drive, do.]

agitatedly ag'i·tat'ed·ly (-tā'tĭd-lē) adv.
agitative ag'i·ta'tive adj.

SYNONYMS   agitate, churn, convulse, rock, 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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verb

1. To cause to move to and fro violently: churn, convulse, rock, shake. See calm/agitation, repetition.
2. To impair or destroy the composure of: bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset. Informal rattle. See calm/agitation.

v

Definition: disturb, trouble someone
Antonyms: calm, not bother, quiet, soothe

v

Definition: shake (physically)
Antonyms: calm, lull, quiet, soothe, tranquilize

IN BRIEF: To excite or activate.

The fury of storm and of wind agitate only the surface of the sea. — William Jordan

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For a list of words related to agitated, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - agitated: (adj) overly excited or anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forurolige, gøre nervøs
v. intr. - agitere, slå til lyd for

Nederlands (Dutch)
verontrusten, lobbyen, schudden

Français (French)
v. tr. - agiter, remuer, troubler, émouvoir
v. intr. - faire campagne en faveur de/contre qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - schütteln, beunruhigen, agitieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταράσσω, αναταράσσω, διαταράσσω, προκαλώ ανησυχία, αναδεύω, ξεσηκώνω, υποκινώ

Italiano (Italian)
agitare, commuovere, provocare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agitar, excitar, discutir, perturbar, inquietar, suscitar, sublevar

Русский (Russian)
волновать, возбуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - agitar, inquietar, perturbar, alborotar
v. intr. - agitar la opinión pública, hacer campaña

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - oroa, uppvigla, avhandla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使激动, 搅动, 使焦虑, 摇动, 鼓动, 煽动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使激動, 攪動, 使焦慮, 搖動
v. intr. - 鼓動, 煽動

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 흔들다, 뒤섞다, 설레게 하다, 선동하다
v. intr. - 여론을 환기하다, (정치)운동을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 動揺させる, 扇動する, 揺り動かす, 波立たせる, かきまわす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثير, يحرك, يهز, ناقش, يقلق " يثير ألقلق ", يهيج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטריד, הדאיג, עורר גלים, ניענע‬
v. intr. - ‮התסיס, ניהל תעמולה‬

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