# agitar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.ʒiˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.d͡ʒiˈtaɾ]

### Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agití, past participle agitat)
* (transitive) to shake
* (transitive) to wave
* (transitive) to rouse, to stir up, to agitate

#### Related terms

* agitació
* agitar-se

### Further reading

* “agitar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “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.

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ɡiˈtar/

### Verb

agitar (present agitas, past agitis, future agitos, conditional agitus, imperative agitez)
* (transitive) to agitate, to shake (something, usually a liquid)
    Synonym: sukusar
* (transitive) to wave (flag, hand, etc.)
* (transitive, figurative) to excite (feelings)

#### Related terms

* agitesar
* agito

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agitāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ʒiˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʒiˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ʒiˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʒiˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.ʒiˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.ʒiˈta(ʁ)/ [a.ʒiˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.ʒiˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʒiˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʒiˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ʒiˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧gi‧tar

### Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agitei, past participle agitado)
* to shake, agitate
* to wave

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* agitação

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /axiˈtaɾ/ [a.xiˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧gi‧tar

### Verb

agitar (first-person singular present agito, first-person singular preterite agité, past participle agitado)
* to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up
    Agítese bien antes de usarloShake well before using
    Agitó su cabeza con incredulidad.She shook her head in disbelief.
* 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.
* to wag
    Synonym: mover
    Los perros agitan la cola.Dogs wag their tails.
* to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke)
    agitar las cosasto stir things up
* (transitive, reflexive) to flap (e.g., wings, sails)
    Synonym: batir
* (reflexive) to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated
* (reflexive) to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)
    Synonyms: sacudirse, debatirse

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* agitado

#### Related terms

* agitación
* agitador

### Further reading

* “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], 2024 December 10