agitate

agitate has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
• v. t.. To move or actuate.
• v. t.. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.
• v. t.. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.
• v. t.. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.
• v.. change the arrangement or position of
• v.. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
• v.. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
• v.. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
• v.. try to stir up public opinion
• v.. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"