verb · transitive · rare

agitate

agitate · agitates · agitated · agitating

думати, мислити

думать, обдумывать, мыслить

aufrühren, aus der Fassung bringen, durcheinander bringen, aufregen

To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir upTo disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

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/ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.teɪt/

» Tom looks agitated.

Том має схвильований вигляд.

Meaning

6 senses

(transitive)To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
He was greatly agitated by the news.
aufwiegeln, aufregen, aufrühren
(transitive)To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
to agitate water in a vessel
The wind agitates the sea.
aufwühlen, aufrühren, rühren
move or cause to move back and forth
To participate in political agitation (sense 3).
(obsolete, transitive)To set in motion; to actuate.
(archaic, transitive)To discuss or debate.
debattieren, diskutieren
(archaic, transitive)To mull over, or think deeply about; to consider, to devise.
Politicians agitate desperate designs.

Examples

105 sentences

Tom looks agitated.
Том має схвильований вигляд.
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Tom is agitated.
Том стурбований.
deTom ist erregt.
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Tom sounds agitated.
Том звучить схвильовано.
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Tom got increasingly agitated.
Том все більше хвилювався.
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Tom is looking a bit agitated.
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Translations

6 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to stir up, to disturb or excite:

to move with a violent, irregular action:

to discuss with great earnestness; to debate:

Origin

From Middle English agitat(e) (“set in motion”), borrowed from Latin agitātus, perfect pas

From Middle English agitat(e) (“set in motion”), borrowed from Latin agitātus, perfect passive participle of agitō (“to put in motion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of agō (“to drive, move, push”), see -tō. Cognate with French agiter. See also act and agent.

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Forms

agitates, agitating, agitated, agitated

Base form	agitate · to agitate
3rd person singular	agitates
Present participle	agitating
Past simple	agitated
Past participle	agitated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	agitate
he, she, it	agitates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

agitated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have agitated
he, she, it	has agitated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will agitate

Synonyms

74 synonyms

disturbA2 unsettleC1 freakB2 botherA2 mortifyB2 upsetB2 moveA2 shakeB1 animateB2 triggerB1 discussA1 debateA2 revolveB2 ruminateC2

Close in meaning

change the arrangement or position of:vex disturb commove shake up stir up raise up
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused:rouse turn on charge commove excite charge up
try to stir up public opinion:foment stir up
move or cause to move back and forth:shake
move very slightly:stir shift budge
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:crusade fight press campaign push

Antonyms

3 antonyms

appease calmB1 quieten

Word family

13 related words

Derivedcircumagitate counteragitate overagitate reagitate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle