Definition of Agitate
Verb: agitate 'a-ji,teyt
- Try to stir up public opinion
- foment, stir up
- Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
- 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
"She is agitating for women's rights";
- crusade, fight, press, campaign, push
- Move very slightly
"He agitated in his seat";
- stir, shift, budge
- Move or cause to move back and forth
"The chemist agitated the flask vigorously";
- shake
- Change the arrangement or position of
- vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
Anagrams containing the word agitate