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, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm]
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" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push]
4. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: stir, shift, budge]
5. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: shake]
6. change the arrangement or position of [syn: vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]

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.

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