Verb
agitate -
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
rouse ,
turn on ,
charge ,
commove ,
excite ,
charge up
quiet ,
tranquilize ,
tranquillise ,
tranquillize ,
calm down ,
lull ,
quieten ,
calm ,
still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
disturb ,
trouble ,
upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
hype up ,
psych up get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"
bother make confused or perplexed or puzzled
pother make upset or troubled
electrify equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
agitate -
change the arrangement or position of
vex ,
disturb ,
commove ,
shake up ,
stir up ,
raise up
displace ,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
scramble ,
beat make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
toss agitate; "toss the salad"
rile ,
roil make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
poke make a hole by poking
agitate -
try to stir up public opinion
foment ,
stir up
provoke ,
stimulate provide the needed stimulus for
rumpus cause a disturbance
agitate -
move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously" ; "My hands were shaking"
shake
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
fluff up ,
plump up ,
shake up make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows"
fan make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
tremor ,
quake shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
palpitate beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
convulse be overcome with laughter
sparge agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
succuss ,
shake up shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
concuss injure the brain; sustain a concussion
rattle shake and cause to make a rattling noise
jactitate ,
thrash about ,
thresh about ,
thresh ,
slash ,
convulse ,
toss ,
thrash cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
jiggle ,
wiggle ,
joggle move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
agitate -
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"
crusade ,
fight ,
press ,
campaign ,
push
advertise ,
advertize ,
promote ,
push call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
agitate -
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
stir ,
shift ,
budge
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
