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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
agitate — v. 1) to agitate strongly 2) (D; intr.) to agitate against; for (they were agitating for reform) * * * [ ædʒɪteɪt] for (they were agitateing for reform) (D; intr.) to agitate against to agitate strongly … Combinatory dictionary
agitate — [[t]æ̱ʤɪteɪt[/t]] agitates, agitating, agitated 1) VERB If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it. [V for n] The women who worked in these mills had begun to agitate for better conditions … English dictionary
agitate — a|gi|tate [ˈædʒıteıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of agitare, from agere; AGENT] 1.) to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change agitate for/against ▪ unions agitating for … Dictionary of contemporary English
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agitate — v. 1 tr. disturb or excite (a person or feelings). 2 intr. (often foll. by for, against) stir up interest or concern, esp. publicly (agitated for tax reform). 3 tr. shake or move, esp. briskly. Derivatives: agitatedly adv. Etymology: L agitare… … Useful english dictionary
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