"agitate" meaning in English

See agitate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-agitate.wav [UK] Forms: agitate [canonical], agitates [third-person, singular], agitated [past], agitated [past, participle], agitating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|agitat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you agitate someone, you make them feel troubled or nervous.
    Sense id: simple-agitate-en-verb-BPgV7ala
  2. If something is agitated, it moves with a violent, irregular action.
    Sense id: simple-agitate-en-verb-rNezKGVu
  3. If someone is agitated, they are disturbed or excited over something.
    Sense id: simple-agitate-en-verb-S5L9UOjC
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