英语词汇“agitate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

agitateagitate /ˈædʒəˌteɪt/ verb

ETYMOLOGYagitate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of agitare, from agere; ➔ AGENT

VERB TABLE

agitate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	agitate
	he, she, it	agitates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	agitated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have agitated
	he, she, it	has agitated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had agitated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will agitate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have agitated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am agitating
	he, she, it	is agitating
	you, we, they	are agitating
Past	I, he, she, it	was agitating
	you, we, they	were agitating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been agitating
	he, she, it	has been agitating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been agitating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be agitating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been agitating

1[intransitive] social studies, politics to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change: agitate for/against The unions are agitating for higher pay.2[transitive] to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous: He makes remarks on the show that are intended to agitate his viewers.3[transitive] to shake or mix a liquid quickly