Definitions for agitate
ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪtag·i·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitate, foment, stir upverb

   try to stir up public opinion

2. agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge upverb

   cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

   "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

3. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

   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"

4. stir, shift, budge, agitateverb

   move very slightly

   "He shifted in his seat"

5. shake, agitateverb

   move or cause to move back and forth

   "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

6. agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise upverb

   change the arrangement or position of

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitateverb

   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. agitateverb

   To move or actuate. --Thomson.

3. agitateverb

   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. agitateverb

   To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.

5. agitateverb

   To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.

6. Etymology: From agitatus, past participle of agitare, from agere. Compare with French agiter. See act, agent.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To AGITATEverb

   Etymology: agito, Lat.

   1. To put in motion; to shake; to move nimbly; as, the surface of the waters is agitated by the wind; the vessel was broken by agitating the liquour.2. To be the cause of motion; to actuate; to move.

   Where dwells this sov’reign arbitrary soul,
   Which does the human animal controul,
   Informs each part, and agitates the whole? Richard Blackmore.

   3. To affect with perturbation; as, the mind of man is agitated by various passions.4. To stir; to bandy from one to another; to discuss; to controvert; as, to agitate a question.

   Though this controversy be revived, and hotly agitated among the moderns; yet I doubt whether it be not, in a great part, a nominal dispute. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitate

   To agitate means to disturb, upset, or stir up, either physically or emotionally. It can refer to the act of shaking or stirring a liquid or other substance, or to causing someone to feel anxious, nervous, or worried. It can also mean to provoke or campaign on a social or political issue.

2. agitate

   To agitate means to disturb, excite, or stir up, often causing trouble or prompting action. It could relate to physical movement, like shaking or stirring up a liquid, or causing emotional upset, unrest, or anxiety in a person. In political terms, it can denote the act of provoking public concern about an issue for the purpose of prompting change.

3. agitate

   To agitate means to disturb, excite, or stir up emotions or feelings. It can also mean a vigorous stirring or movement - particularly in the context of a substance or object. Additionally, it can describe the act of campaigning to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting action.

4. agitate

   To agitate means to stir up or cause to move rapidly or violently. It could also mean to excite, disturb, or provoke strong emotions or intense feelings often related to unease, anxiety, or unrest. In a washing machine context, it refers to the process of moving clothes around during washing.

5. agitate

   To agitate generally means to disturb, excite, or stir up. It can refer to physical movement, such as shaking or stirring a liquid, or to emotional disturbance, such as causing anxiety or arousing public excitement or interest.

6. agitate

   To agitate is to make someone upset, disturbed, or excited by arguing or debating about a particular topic, or to cause a substance to move around or combine by shaking or stirring, often aiming to produce a chemical reaction or mix. Also, it can be used to describe an action meant to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of producing a change.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Agitateverb

   to move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel

2. Agitateverb

   to move or actuate

3. Agitateverb

   to stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated

4. Agitateverb

   to discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated

5. Agitateverb

   to revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agitate

   aj′i-tāt, v.t. to keep moving: to stir violently: to disturb: to discuss, or keep up the discussion of a question.—n. Agitā′tion, commotion: perturbation of mind: discussion: public excitement.—adj. Ag′itative.—n. Ag′itator, one who excites or keeps up a public agitation. [L. agitāre, freq. of agĕre, to put in motion. See Act.]

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Promote

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of agitate in a Sentence

1. Edward R. Murrow:

   A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom -- it's gone.

2. Ulysses S. Grant:

   The question of suffrage is one which is likely to agitate the public so long as a portion of the citizens of the nation are excluded from its privileges in any State.

3. Israel Nitzan:

   I have news for The Palestinians : you can not agitate and provoke your way to a state.

4. Darren Wright:

   If you make one arrest, that could agitate the crowd and make things worse, if they're not creating violence at the moment and they're not destroying property, we have time on our hands, and we want to try to keep it as peaceful as possible.

5. Matthew Beesley:

   The maths would suggest that were the oil price at or above $80 then Shell would be snaring BG for a very attractive price, while the total determination is of course dependent on the level of Shell shares at the time of issuance to BG shareholders, above $80 its not inconceivable that BG shareholders could start to agitate for a higher bid or indeed a competing bid.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=agitate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Agitate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=agitate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=agitate