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Ag"i*tate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agitated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Agitating (&unr_;).] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See Act, Agent.] 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.
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2. To move or actuate. [R.] Thomson.
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3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated.
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The mind of man is agitated by various passions. Johnson.
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4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated. Boyle.
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5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.
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Syn. -- To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract; revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.
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