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agitate
Found in thesaurus: provoke, stimulate, trouble, upset, disturb, push, advertise, advertize, promote, move, displace
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agitate
v.
stir up, disturb; perturb, excite; cause turmoil and unrest; cause to move in an irregular manner, shake
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Agitation
Agitation may refer to:
- Agitation (action), putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve Mixing
- Emotional state of excitement or restlessness
- Psychomotor agitation, an extreme form of the above, which can be part of a mental illness or a side effect of anti-psychotic medication
- Agitation (dementia)
- Political agitation, political activities in which an agitator urges people to do something
- Agitation (South Asia), a Demonstration, or street protest
- Agitation and Propaganda against the State, former criminal offence in communist Albania
- Anti-Soviet agitation, a criminal offence in the Soviet Union
- Agitation, a Miles Davis tune from his album E.S.P.
- Agitated, a B-Side from the band Muse
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agitate
Verb
1. try to stir up public opinion
(synonym) foment, stir up
(hypernym) provoke, stimulate
(hyponym) rumpus
(derivation) agitator, fomenter
2. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
(synonym) rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
(antonym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
(hypernym) disturb, upset, trouble
(hyponym) hype up, psych up
3. 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"
(synonym) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote, push
(verb-group) advertise, advertize, promote, push
4. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
(synonym) stir, shift, budge
(hypernym) move
5. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
(synonym) shake
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) fluff up, plump up, shake up
6. change the arrangement or position of
(synonym) vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) beat, scramble
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agitare
v.
agitate, shake up, shake, stir, fret, fluster, flutter, flap, rattle; upset; waggle, wag
agitato
adj.
agitated, troubled; upset, wild; restless, hectic, haywire, fussy, nervous, jumpy, turbulent, jittery
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agitar
v.
wave, flutter; excite, agitate
agitarse
v.
wave, flutter; churn; convulse; fidget; toss; surge
