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.

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. Kristian Ulrichsen:

   ( The activists) can't be seen as taking credit for the right to drive. Firstly, it would be taking credit away from the Crown Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.At and also would give the impression that activism pays off, the Crown Prince doesn't want to give that impression, that people can agitate for change and get results.

2. 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.

3. Israel Nitzan:

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

4. Lesley McSpadden:

   Don't agitate them. Don't let them agitate you, I don't want nobody to get hurt.

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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=agitate