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   agitate

   /ˈadʒɪteɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) troubled or nervous: "the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely" Similar upsetperturbflusterruffledisconcertunnervedisquietdisturbdistressunsettlebotherconcerntroublecause anxiety tomake anxiousalarmwork upflurryworryinflameinciteprovokestir upinformal:rattlefazediscombobulateOpposite calm
   • 2. stir or disturb (something, especially a liquid) briskly: "agitate the water to disperse the oil" Similar stirwhiskbeatchurnshaketossblendwhip (up)foldroiljoltdisturb
   • 3. campaign to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action: "they agitated for a reversal of the decision" Similar campaignstrivebattlefightstrugglecrusadepushpressarguedebatedisputewrangle

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive away’): from Latin agitat- ‘agitated, driven’, from agitare, frequentative of agere ‘do, drive’.

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     AGITATE meaning: 1. to make someone feel worried or angry:...

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   • Agitate: Thai Translation

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   • Agitate: French Translation

     agitate translate: agiter, perturber, mener campagne,...

   • Agitate: Polish Translation

     agitate translate: agitować. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Agitate: German Translation

     agitate translate: beunruhigen, agitieren, bewegen. Learn...

   • Agitate Spanish Translation

     AGITATE translate: inquietar, protestar, luchar, agitar,...

   • Agitate: Portuguese Translation

     agitate translate: inquietar, protestar, lutar, agitar....

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   Agitate definition: to move or force into violent, irregular action. See examples of AGITATE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAGITATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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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   Agitate means to cause to move violently, to disturb or excite emotionally, or to stir up public opinion for or against something. See the origin, usage, and examples of agitate and its synonyms in different dictionaries.

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