Agitate: meaning, definitions and examples

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agitate

 

[ หˆรฆdส’ษชหŒteษชt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

emotion

To agitate means to make someone feel nervous, anxious, or upset.

Synonyms

disturb, unsettle, upset

Examples of usage

  • The constant noise from the construction site agitated the residents of the neighborhood.
  • She was agitated by the news of the upcoming changes at work.
Context #2 | Verb

politics

To agitate means to campaign for political or social change, especially in a forceful or aggressive way.

Synonyms

advocate, campaign, protest

Examples of usage

  • The activists were agitating for better working conditions for factory workers.
  • He spent years agitating for civil rights in his country.

Translations

Translations of the word "agitate" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น agitar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคคเฅเคคเฅ‡เคœเคฟเคค เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช agieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengagitasi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฑัƒะดะถัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ agitowaฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็…ฝๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹ (ใ›ใ‚“ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท agiter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ agitar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท harekete geรงirmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ ๋™ํ•˜๋‹ค (seondonghada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุญุฑูƒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ agitovat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ agitovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็…ฝๅŠจ (shฤndรฒng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vznemirjati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รฆsa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพะทะดั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒฆแƒซแƒ•แƒ แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hษ™rษ™kษ™tษ™ gษ™tirmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ agitar

Etymology

The word 'agitate' originated in the late 16th century from the Latin word 'agitatus', which means 'put in motion'. Over time, the meaning of the word evolved to include both the sense of stirring up emotions and the sense of promoting social change.

See also: agitated, agitatedly, agitating, agitation, agitator.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,980, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.