exagitate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɛɡˈzædʒɪteɪt/ UK /ɛɡˈzædʒɪteɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to agitate or stir up greatly; to harass

Old pamphlets sought to exagitate the public against the crown.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to agitate or stir up... agitate stir harass disturb provoke vex incite

Opposites

calm soothe pacify

Word family

Derived forms exagitation

Related forms agitate agitation

Etymology

From Latin exagitatus, past participle of exagitare ('to stir up, harass, drive about'), from ex- ('out, thoroughly') + agitare ('to set in motion, drive'), frequentative of agere ('to drive').

exagitare Latin agitare Latin agere Latin

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# exagitate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɛɡˈzædʒɪteɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɛɡˈzædʒɪteɪt/

## Meanings
1. to agitate or stir up greatly; to harass

## Examples
- Old pamphlets sought to exagitate the public against the crown.

## Synonyms
- agitate
- stir
- harass
- disturb
- provoke
- vex
- incite

## Antonyms
- calm
- soothe
- pacify

## Derived Forms
- exagitation

## Related Forms
- agitate
- agitation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exagitare
- Root: agitare
- Root: agere

## Etymology
From Latin exagitatus, past participle of exagitare ('to stir up, harass, drive about'), from ex- ('out, thoroughly') + agitare ('to set in motion, drive'), frequentative of agere ('to drive').

## AI Etymology
Exagitate comes from Latin exagitatus, past participle of exagitare ('to stir up, harass, drive about'), from ex- ('out, thoroughly') + agitare ('to set in motion, drive'), frequentative of agere ('to drive'). The etymological trail includes Latin exagitare, Latin agitare, and Latin agere. As a verb, exagitate means to agitate or stir up greatly; to harass. The same family is visible in derived forms such as exagitation and related forms such as agitate and agitation. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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