Agitate

aj′i-tāt, v.t. to keep moving: to stir violently: to disturb: to discu , or keep up the discu ion of a question.— n. Agitā′tion , commotion: perturbation of mind: discu ion: public excitement.— adj. Ag′itative .— n. Ag′itator , one who excites or keeps up a public agitation. [L. agitāre , freq. of agĕre , to put in motion. See Act .]