agitate
I
(activate) verb
actuate, arouse, coax, electrify, energize, excite, exhort, ferment, foment, goad, impel, incite, induce, inflame, influence, inspire, inspirit, instigate, irritate, kindle, persuade, prompt, provoke, roil, rouse, spur, stimulate, stir up, urge on
II
(perturb) verb
alarm, concern, discomfort, disconcert, dismay, displease, disquiet, disturb, fluster, fret, jar, perplex, perturbate, shake up, throw into confusion, trouble, unsettle, upset, worry
III
(shake up) verb
convulse, disarrange, dishevel, disorder, impart motion to, mix, mix up, put in motion, ruffle, stir, throw out of order, tousle, tumble
IV
index
bait (harass), bicker, debate, discommode, discompose, disconcert, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distress, disturb, foment, harass, harrow, impel, incense, incite, inflict, irritate, militate, obsess, oscillate, perturb, pique, provoke, upset
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006