Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to agitate
Participle: agitated
Gerund: agitating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | agitate |
| you | agitate |
| he;she;it | agitates |
| we | agitate |
| you | agitate |
| they | agitate |
Perfect
| I | have agitated |
| you | have agitated |
| he;she;it | has agitated |
| we | have agitated |
| you | have agitated |
| they | have agitated |
Past
| I | agitated |
| you | agitated |
| he;she;it | agitated |
| we | agitated |
| you | agitated |
| they | agitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had agitated |
| you | had agitated |
| he;she;it | had agitated |
| we | had agitated |
| you | had agitated |
| they | had agitated |
Future
| I | will agitate |
| you | will agitate |
| he;she;it | will agitate |
| we | will agitate |
| you | will agitate |
| they | will agitate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have agitated |
| you | will have agitated |
| he;she;it | will have agitated |
| we | will have agitated |
| you | will have agitated |
| they | will have agitated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | agitate |
| you | agitate |
| he;she;it | agitate |
| we | agitate |
| you | agitate |
| they | agitate |
Perfect
| I | have agitated |
| you | have agitated |
| he;she;it | have agitated |
| we | have agitated |
| you | have agitated |
| they | have agitated |
Imperfect
| I | agitated |
| you | agitated |
| he;she;it | agitated |
| we | agitated |
| you | agitated |
| they | agitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had agitated |
| you | had agitated |
| he;she;it | had agitated |
| we | had agitated |
| you | had agitated |
| they | had agitated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would agitate |
| you | would agitate |
| he;she;it | would agitate |
| we | would agitate |
| you | would agitate |
| they | would agitate |
Perfect
| I | would have agitated |
| you | would have agitated |
| he;she;it | would have agitated |
| we | would have agitated |
| you | would have agitated |
| they | would have agitated |
Imperative
| you | agitate |
| we | Let's agitate |
| you | agitate |
Verbs conjugated like 'agitate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'agitate'
adiate,
aggrate,
amidate,
aminate,
animate,
aptate,
arietate,
aviate,
capitate,
cavitate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- shake
- jolt, jar, churn, toss
- perturb
- disturb, disquiet, fluster, trouble, alarm, confuse, upset, startle
- discuss
- argue, campaign, debate, dispute, incite, controvert
Antonyms
- to cause to be disturbed or upset
- pacify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English agitat(e) (“set in motion”), borrowed from Latin agitātus, perfect passive participle of agitō (“to put in motion”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of agō (“to drive, move, push”), see -tō. Cognate with French agiter. See also act and agent. See: French '
agiter'.
Verbs referencing "agitate"
Scots
agitate, Polish
agitować.
Sample Sentences
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The woman was now sitting up on the settle, by the fire. She was looking steadily into the blaze, with a calm, heart-broken expression, very different from her former agitated wildness.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] be represented by a bale of cotton,—downy, soft, benevolently fuzzy and confused. He really pitied George with all his heart, and had a sort of dim and cloudy perception of the style of feeling that agitated him; but he deemed it his duty to go on talking _good_ to him, with infinite pertinacity.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] corresponding with those they had drawn. As soon as any gentleman found his number, he took possession of it by immediately undressing himself and crawling into bed. The rapidity with which an agitated gambler subsided into a snoring slumberer, was one of the most singular effects I have ever witnessed. As to the ladies, they were already abed, behind the red curtain, which was carefully drawn [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)