agitate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- upset, disconcert, distract, excite, fluster, perturb, trouble, unnerve, worry
- stir, beat, convulse, disturb, rouse, shake, toss

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Antonyms: calm, tranquilize
Contrasted words: lull, quiet, still
Related Words: bounce, joggle, jounce, actuate, drive, impel, move, exasperate, irritate, peeve, provoke, rile, ruffle, air, broach, ventilate, consider, assail, attack

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧gi‧tate /ˈædʒəteɪt, ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of agitare, from agere; ⇒ agent]

1. [intransitive] to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change
agitate for/against
unions agitating for higher pay
agitate to do something
His family are agitating to get him freed.

2. [transitive] formal to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous:
I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother.

3. [transitive] technical to shake or mix a liquid quickly

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲