agitateverb
1[often asadjectiveagitated] make troubled or nervous.
2campaign to arouse public concern about an issue.
3stir or disturb (a liquid) briskly.
Derivatives
agitatedlyadverb
agitationnoun
agitatornoun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'drive away'): from L.agitat-,agitare'agitate, drive', frequentative ofagere'do, drive'.
Thesaurusagitateverb
1any mention of Clare agitates my grandmother: UPSET, perturb, fluster, ruffle, disconcert, unnerve, disquiet, disturb, distress, unsettle;informalrattle, faze;N. Amer. informaldiscombobulate.
2she agitated for the appointment of more women: CAMPAIGN, strive, battle, fight, struggle, push, press.
3agitate the water to disperse the oil: STIR, whisk, beat.