to agitate
11
5.6
- verb
- /ˈædʒɪˌteɪt/
:
hacer campaña por
- Frustration with their inadequate situation has led the Touaregs to increasingly agitate against their governments.
- agitate for reform
- agitate for change
- agitate for rights
He already agitated for the rebuilding of Laisal.
- He already agitated for the rebuilding of Laisal.
- In fact, he was one of the few who agitated to have the Palatines settled in England.
Examples
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But in each war, blacks were forced to agitate and pressure for a role, and the "Great War
Academic text (1999) -
Francophone residents of Quebec agitate for distinct status within, or perhaps secession from, Canada.
Academic text (1992) -
So I was ever ready to agitate on the subject of right and wrong, if only he would ask.
Fiction book (1999) -
While Long could not hope for equal rights, he continued to agitate for at least a modicum of respect.
Academic text (2011) -
I don't agree with the congress, but I do believe that every citizen has a right to agitate.
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Iranian women have been at the forefront of agitating for political change for over 100 years.
Blog text (32) -
So they're trying to network amongst themselves, raise the political stakes, and also agitate for child welfare reform.
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Kapwepwe issued instructions that supporters should now rejoin UNIP and agitate for progressive change from within.
Academic text (2006) -
Starting in 1988, Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian majority began to agitate for separation from Azerbaijan and union with next-door Armenia.
Academic text (2000) -
Activists plan to agitate for climate change policies during the upcoming rally.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To try hard to oppose or overcome something difficult
731
1.5
To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty
344
3.9
To work in a planned way to win support or votes
285
3.9
Ask someone firmly and repeatedly to do something
100
4.0
To try to persuade public officials to support a policy or decision
69
3.9
Publicly support a cause, policy, or idea
51
6.1
To shout loudly to demand something, often with other people
8
6.8
To campaign strongly for a cause over a long time
3
4.3
To start a planned set of actions to achieve a goal
1
4.5
Publicly support changes to make things better
1
6.0
To use influence to persuade someone to do something
1
7.9
To begin a determined public campaign to change something
Antonyms
How Active
76
5.8
11
5.6
344
3.9
343
3.7
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word agitate also comes from agere ('to drive' or 'to move'), the same root behind the common word act. That's why to agitate for change is to strongly push or urge people and ideas forward.