verb /ˈæ.dʒɪ.teɪt,ˈæ.ʤɪ.tet/
a) To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.
``Winds . . . agitate the air. Cowper.
b) To move or actuate. Thomson.
The mind of man is agitated by various passions. Johnson.
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