Definizione monolingua

agitate

agitate (third-person singular simple present agitates, present participle agitating, simple past and past participle agitated)

1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

   ``Winds . . . agitate the air. --Cowper.

2. (rare) To move or actuate. --Thomson.
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.

4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.
5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.

agitate f.

1. feminine form of agitato

Definizione dizionario agitate

	agitare
	to move with a violent, irregular action
	to stir up, to disturb or excite
	To make someone excited and anxious.

	scuotere
	to move with a violent, irregular action
	Move or cause to move back and forth.

	sbattere
	to move with a violent, irregular action

	turbare
	to stir up, to disturb or excite

agitarsi

brandire

dibattere

discutere

discùtere

eccitare

rimescolare

Altri significati:

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.

To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.

To try to arouse public feeling and action.

To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.

(rare) To move or actuate. --Thomson.