English Dictionary

agitate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.teɪt/

動詞

他動詞 廃用 古語

(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person). / (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. / (transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）～を動揺させ、興奮させる、すなわち人を煽る・扇動する / （他動詞）～を激しく不規則に動かす、揺らす、振動させる / （他動詞・古語）～を動かし、作動させる

Please don't agitate the crowd by bringing up that controversial topic.

その物議を醸す話題を持ち出して群衆をかき乱さないでください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

He was greatly agitated by the news.

意味（2）

(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.

It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

意味（3）

(transitive, obsolete) To set in motion; to actuate.

意味（4）

(transitive, now rare) To discuss or debate.

Your speech at the time a bill for the regency was agitated now lies before me.

意味（5）

(transitive, now rare) To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.

politicians agitate desperate designs

agitates （ present singular third-person ）

agitating （ participle present ）

agitated （ participle past ）

agitated （ past ）