agitate

agitate (Activate), verb actuate, arouse, coax, energize, excite, exhort, ferment, foment, goad, impel, incite, induce, inflame, influence, inspire, inspirit, irritate, kindle, persuade, prompt, provoke, roil, rouse, spur, stimulate, stir up, urge on

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agitate (Perturb), verb alarm, concern, discomfort, disconcert, dismay, displease, disquiet, disturb, fluster, fret, jar, perplex, perturbate, shake up, throw into confusion, trouble, unsettle, upset, worry

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agitate (Shake up), verb convulse, disarrange, disorder, impart motion to, mix, mix up, put in mooion, ruffle, stir, throw out of order, tousle, tumble

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See also: bait, bicker, debate, discommode, discompose, disconcert, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distress, disturb, foment, harass, harrow, impel, incense, incite, inflict, irritate, militate, obsess, oscillate, perturb, pique, provoke, upset