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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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