agitate

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

move, shake: P. and V. κινεῖν, σείειν.

Met., disturb: P. and V. ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν, ἐκπλήσσω, ἐκπλήσσειν, θράσσειν (Plato but rare P.), Ar. and V. στροβεῖν; see disturb.

excite: P. and V. ἐπαίρειν, ἐξαίρειν (Plato), ἀναπτεροῦν (Plato).

be agitated: also P. and V. ἐπαίρεσθαι, V. ἀρθῆναι; (1st aor. pass. of αἴρειν).

agitated: V. πεπαλμένος; see excited.

agitate (politically): P. νεωτερίζειν.