"agitate" | Definition and Related Words

agitate

Verb

is a type of: provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for

subtypes: rumpus - cause a disturbance

same as: foment, stir up
is a type of: disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply
subtypes:
- hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated
- bother - make nervous or agitated
- pother - make upset or troubled
- electrify - excite suddenly and intensely
same as: charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on
is a type of: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

same as: campaign, crusade, fight, press, push

verb group: advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: budge, shift, stir
is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
subtypes:
- fluff up, plump up, shake up - make fuller by shaking
- fan - agitate the air
- tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
- quake, tremor - shake with seismic vibrations
- palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly
- convulse - shake uncontrollably
- sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas
- shake up, succuss - shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
- concuss - shake violently
- rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss - move or stir about violently
- jiggle, joggle, wiggle - move to and fro
same as: shake
is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- beat, scramble - stir vigorously
- toss - agitate
- rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
- poke - stir by poking
same as: commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex

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