What does "agitate" mean?
Agitate: To move or actuate. [R.] Thomson.
Additional senses
- 2.To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated. The mind of man is agitated by various passions. Johnson.
- 3.To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. Boyle.
- 4.To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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