agitate
agitate Lexical Profile
agitate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make someone troubled, nervous, or emotionally unsettled.
"The sudden change in the flight schedule began to agitate the waiting passengers."
To campaign vigorously to arouse public concern about an issue in the hope of prompting political or social action.
"Labor unions continued to agitate for safer working conditions and fairer wages."
To stir, shake, or briskly disturb a liquid or substance so that it moves around.
"Gently agitate the solution in the beaker until all the crystals have completely dissolved."
• Rhymes for agitate
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from the Latin 'agitatus', the past participle of 'agitare' (meaning 'to drive or set in constant motion'), which is a frequentative form of 'agere' ('to drive or do').
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