agitar

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ʒiˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.d͡ʒiˈtaɾ]

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agití, past participle agitat)

1. (transitive) to shake
2. (transitive) to wave
3. (transitive) to rouse, to stir up, to agitate

• agitació
• agitar-se

• “agitar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “agitar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “agitar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “agitar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈtar/

agitar (present agitas, past agitis, future agitos, conditional agitus, imperative agitez)

1. (transitive) to agitate, to shake (something, usually a liquid)

   Synonym: sukusar

2. (transitive) to wave (flag, hand, etc.)
3. (transitive, figurative) to excite (feelings)

• agitesar
• agito

Learned borrowing from Latin agitāre.

• Hyphenation: a‧gi‧tar

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agitei, past participle agitado)

1. to shake, agitate
2. to wave

• agitação

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

• IPA^(key): /axiˈtaɾ/ [a.xiˈt̪aɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧tar

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agité, past participle agitado)

1. to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up

   Agítese bien antes de usarlo

   Shake well before using

   Agitó su cabeza con incredulidad.

   She shook her head in disbelief.

2. to wave, to flail

   Es hora de agitar la bandera blanca y rendirnos.

   It's time for us to wave the white flag and surrender.

3. to wag

   Synonym: mover

   Los perros agitan la cola.

   Dogs wag their tails.

4. to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke)

   agitar las cosas

   to stir things up

5. (transitive, reflexive) to flap (e.g., wings, sails)

   Synonym: batir

6. (reflexive) to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated
7. (reflexive) to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)

   Synonyms: sacudirse, debatirse

• “agitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024