Agitate

v. t.	1.	To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. [imp. & p. p. Agitated ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Agitating ( ).]
	2.	To move or actuate.
	3.	To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly agitated. The mind of man is agitated by various passions. - Johnson.
	4.	To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated.
	5.	To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians agitate desperate designs.

Verb	1.	agitate - try to stir up public opinion Synonyms: foment, stir up
	2.	agitate - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" Synonyms: charge up, commove, rouse, turn on, excite, charge Antonyms: calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	3.	agitate - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" Synonyms: crusade, campaign, fight, push, press
	4.	agitate - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" Synonyms: budge, stir, shift
	5.	agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" Synonyms: shake
	6.	agitate - change the arrangement or position of Synonyms: raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up

actuate, afflict, air, argue, arouse, assail, attack, beat, beat up, blow the coals, bother, bounce, broach, bug, burden, campaign, canvass, churn, churn up, concern, concuss, consider, convulse, debate, disarrange, discept, discombobulate, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, dispute, disquiet, distract, distress, drive, electrify, embroil, exasperate, fan, fan the flame, feed the fire, ferment, fire, flurry, fluster, flutter, foment, frazzle, fret, fuss, give concern, heat, heat up, impassion, impel, incense, irritate, joggle, jolt, jounce, load with care, moot, move, nettle, paddle, peeve, perturbate, pique, press, promote, psych, push, put to it, put up to, rally, rattle, rile, ripple, rock, roil, roughen, ruffle, rumple, set on, shake up, shock, sic on, spook, stagger, stir, stir the embers, swirl, thrash out, throw, throw into confusion, tickle, trouble, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle, untune, upset, ventilate, whet, whip, whip up, whisk, work up