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(1):

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

(2):

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

(3):

(v. t.) To move or actuate.

(4):

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

(5):

(v. t.) To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Agitate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/agitate.html. 1828.
 
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