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agitate
ag.i.tate  AHD[²j“¹-t³t”]   DJ[6#d9!7te!t]  KK[6#d9!7tet]
v.（动词）  ag.i.tat.ed,ag.i.tat.ing,ag.i.tates
v.tr.（及物动词）
1.To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
    搅动，摇动：因剧烈或突然的力量引起移动
2.To upset; disturb:
    使不安；使焦虑：
    was agitated by the alarming news.
    因惊人的消息而感到不安
3.To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; debate.
    热烈讨论，辩论：用书面或口头的话激起兴趣（如对于一项事业）；争论
v.intr.（不及物动词）
    To stir up public interest in a cause:
    鼓动；煽动：激起对公众事业的兴趣：
    agitate for a tax reduction.
    鼓动减免税收
ORIGIN
Latinagit³re  agit³t- [frequentative of] agere [to drive, do] * see  ag-
    拉丁语agit³re  agit³t-  [] agere的重复动词 [驱使，做] *参见 ag-
DERIVATIVES
▪ag“itat”edly  AHD:  [-t³”t¹d-l¶] （副词）
▪ag“ita”tive  adj.（形容词）
SYNONYMS
1.agitate,churn,convulse,rock,shake
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to cause to move to and fro violently”:
    这些动词的中心意思是“使剧烈地前后移动”：
    an explosion that shook the ground.
    惊天动地的爆炸