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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Agitate \Ag"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agitated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Agitating.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in
     motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See Act,
     Agent.]
     1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind
        agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. ``Winds .
        . . agitate the air.'' --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move or actuate. [R.] --Thomson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was
        greatly agitated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mind of man is agitated by various passions.
                                                    --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a
        controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to
        contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians
        agitate desperate designs.
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     Syn: To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract;
          revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Agitate \Ag"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agitated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Agitating.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in
     motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See Act,
     Agent.]
     1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind
        agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. ``Winds .
        . . agitate the air.'' --Cowper.
  
     2. To move or actuate. [R.] --Thomson.
  
     3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was
        greatly agitated.
  
              The mind of man is agitated by various passions.
                                                    --Johnson.
  
     4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a
        controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.
  
     5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to
        contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians
        agitate desperate designs.
  
     Syn: To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract;
          revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  agitate
       v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: foment, stir up]
       2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
          charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
          rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge
          up] [ant: calm]
       3: 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" [syn: crusade, fight,
           press, campaign, push]
       4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: stir, shift,
           budge]
       5: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the
          flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: shake]
       6: change the arrangement or position of [syn: vex, disturb,
           commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ταράζω
     2 αναταράζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Ido vb.
     (io-form of: agit)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it agitato)
     Scots vb.
     to #English
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a
  person). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular
  action; to shake. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a
  person). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular
  action; to shake. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it agitato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la agitō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a
  person). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular
  action; to shake. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it agitato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la agitō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a
  person). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular
  action; to shake. (from 16th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Englanti vb.
     1 agitoida
     2 kiihottaa
     3 sekoittaa, ravistella
     4 tehdä levoton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  agitate
     Engelska vb.
     1 agitera
     2 uppvigla
     3 dryfta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  agitate /ˈadʒɪtˌeɪt/
  1. agiteer, beroer
  2. aangry
  3. benou
  4. skok

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Agitate /ˈadʒɪtˌeɪt/
  طالب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  agitate //ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.teɪt// 
  1. раздвижвам
  to move or actuate
  2. разбърквам
  to move with a violent, irregular action
  3. възбуждам, вълнувам
  to stir up, to disturb or excite