agitate

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause or stir up feeling or emotion, often in a way that is disruptive or annoying.

  - "She agitated her audience with her fiery speech."
  - "The protesters agitated for change."
  - "He couldn't agitate his boredom during the long lecture."

• Verb

  To shake or stir something up, often to mix or blend it.

  - "Agitate the paint before using it."
  - "Agitate the soup to evenly distribute the ingredients."
  - "The machine agitates the clothes during the wash cycle."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

appease , calm , quieten

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Synonyms

canvass , debate , discuss , distract , disturb , excite , move , revolve , rouse , shake

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with agitate
Create , debate , fate , great , hate , late , mate , rate , state , wait

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Variants

List of all variants of agitate that leads to same result
agitate , agitated , agitatedly , agitates , agitating

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Forms

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agitates, agitated, agitating

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Etymology

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The word 'agitate' comes from the Latin word 'agitare', which means 'to drive, to move'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'agitate' is often used in the context of political activism or protests.

2. The term 'agitprop' comes from the Russian word 'agitatsiya', which means 'agitation' or 'propaganda'.

3. The word 'agitate' is sometimes used metaphorically to describe the effects of certain substances, such as caffeine, on the body.

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Related Concepts

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1. Stir: Related to the meaning of 'agitate' as 'to shake or stir something up'. Synonyms include 'stir up', 'mix', and 'blend'.

2. Emotion: Related to the meaning of 'agitate' as 'to cause or stir up feeling or emotion'. Synonyms include 'arouse', 'provoke', and 'evoke'.

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Culture

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The word 'agitate' has been used in literature to describe emotional turmoil or unrest. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov', one of the characters is described as 'agitated' when he is filled with intense emotions. In music, the term 'agitato' is used to describe a lively, agitated musical passage.

How to Memorize "agitate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person making a speech and seeing the emotions on the faces of the audience.
   - Visualize a machine stirring clothes in a washing machine.
   - Imagine yourself feeling restless or anxious.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'agitate' with the feeling of restlessness or anxiety.
   - Associate the word 'agitate' with the idea of stirring something up or causing a reaction.
   - Associate the word 'agitate' with the image of a person making a passionate speech.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'A-G-I-T-A-T-E' to remember the meaning: Agitate = Anxious, Generate Intense, Turmoil, Agitate, Thrill, Agitate, Excite.

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