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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge up}] [ant: {calm}] 3: engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is crusading for women's rights" [syn: {crusade}, {fight}, {campaign}, {push}] 4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {stir}, {shift}, {budge}] 5: move back and forth; "She shook her cousin's hands"; "Don't shake the bottle"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {shake}] 6: change the arrangement or position of [syn: {disturb}, {commove}, {shake up}, {stir up}, {raise up}]
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