Word a Day
agitate
What does agitate mean?
agitate (verb): to disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use agitate in a sentence?
- He was greatly agitated by the news. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce agitate?
/ˈædʒəˌteɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does agitate come from?
From Middle English agitat(e) (“set in motion”), borrowed from Latin agitātus, perfect passive participle of agitō (“to put in motion”), frequentative of agō (“to drive, move, push”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “agitate” mean?
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Not quite: that's what trim means.
to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc
Not quite: that's what steer means.
to disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person)
Right! That's what “agitate” means.
to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage
Not quite: that's what deter means.
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