agitate

verb

1. 1

   To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

   “He was greatly agitated by the news.”

2. 2

   To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.

   “the wind agitates the sea”

3. 3

   To set in motion; to actuate.

4. 4

   To discuss or debate.

5. 5

   To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to consider, to devise.

   “politicians agitate desperate designs”