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agitate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | campaign, crusade, fight, press, push |
| Type of | promote, advertize, push, advertise |
| Verb group | advertize, promote, advertise, push |
Examples of agitate
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Fiercely boiling water will agitate the eggs, which will end up looking ghastly.
From the inrich.com
Shareholders need to agitate for more rights to remedy some of the inequalities.
From the forbes.com
People started to agitate over the property taxes and now they are leveling off.
From the dailyherald.com
Tancredo strives to agitate people enough that they demand change from Congress.
From the denverpost.com
If Hong Kong becomes democratic, presumably they'll agitate for change as well.
From the time.com
Employees who don't like their plans can also agitate at work for better options.
From the newsweek.com
Western governments should agitate for greater transparency from sovereign funds.
From the economist.com
The Full Moon this week might agitate romantic relationships or social occasions.
From the suntimes.com
The NYM first used nationalist rhetoric to agitate for improvements in education.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Try to stir up public opinion
- Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
- Crusade: 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"
- Stir: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
- Shake: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
- Change the arrangement or position of
- (agitated) troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
- (Agitation (dementia)) Agitation often accompanies dementia and often precedes the diagnosis of common age-related disorders of cognition such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). More than 80% of people who develop AD eventually become agitated or aggressive.
- (Agitation (political)) An agitator is a person who actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions. The Agitators were a political movement and elected representatives of soldiers, including the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell, during the English Civil War. ...
