Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 schütteln
, 🇪🇸 agitar
, 🇮🇹 agitare
, 🇵🇹 agitar
, 🇨🇳 搖動
, 🇯🇵 揺るがす
, 🇰🇷 자세게 흔들다
, 🇸🇦 يشق (yashq)
, 🇮🇳 चालक करना
Usage Examples
- J'ai agité la bouteille pour bien mélanger le jus.
- Elle a agité la main pour me dire qu'elle était prête.
- Il a agité le drapeau lors de la cérémonie.
Etymology
**Etymology of *agiter* (verb)**
*Agiter* comes from Old French *agiter* (12th c.), borrowed from the Latin *agitāre* “to stir, move, set in motion.” The Latin verb is formed from *agere* “to do, drive” plus the causative suffix *‑tāre*. Its meaning has remained consistently “to shake or move rapidly,” giving rise to related nouns like *agitation* in both French and English.
Synonyms
secouer
vibrer
remuer
bousculer
ébranler
troubler
balancer
Antonyms
calmer
se poser
fixer
stabiliser
immobiliser