01 v. t. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
imp. & p. p.
Agitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Agitating
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1.
To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
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2.
To move or actuate.[R.]
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3.
To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.“The mind of man is agitated by various passions.” — Johnson.
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4.
To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.
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5.
To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.