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agitate

/ agitate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
beat scramble toss roil rile
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
Type of:
disturb upset trouble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
try to stir up public opinion
Type of:
provoke stimulate
Kinds of:
rumpus
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
move or cause to move back and forth
"The chemist shook the flask vigorously"
"My hands were shaking"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
"He shifted in his seat"
Type of:
move
Derived:
shift shifting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
"The liberal party pushed for reforms"
"She is crusading for women''s rights"
"The Dean is pushing for his fa"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
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