AGITATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To agitate something is to shake it up, stir it up, or cause it to move around roughly, as in The storm agitated the water, stirring up huge waves The noun agitation refers to the act or process of agitating in this way
agitate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary agitate (third-person singular simple present agitates, present participle agitating, simple past and past participle agitated) (transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person) [from 16th c ]
Agitate - definition of agitate by The Free Dictionary To cause to move with violence or sudden force 2 To upset; disturb: was agitated by the alarming news 3 To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate To stir up public interest in a cause: agitate for a tax reduction
AGITATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions [VERB + for]
agitate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to call attention to by speech or writing; discuss; debate: to agitate the question to consider on all sides; revolve in the mind; plan v i to arouse or attempt to arouse public interest and support, as in some political or social cause or theory: to agitate for the repeal of a tax