agitated; agitating
Definition of agitate
1 : to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb My presence did not appear to agitate or irritate him as before, and he accepted my services quietly …— Charlotte Brontë
2a : to discuss excitedly and earnestly
b : to stir up public discussion of
… trying to agitate the old question of the embezzlement of the remains of the Confederate Treasury.— Robert Penn Warren
3a obsolete : to give motion to
b : to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
The storm agitated the sea.
: to attempt to arouse public feeling
agitated for better schools
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The first known use of agitate was in the 15th century
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