agitar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡiˈtar/

Verb

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)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of agitar

		present		past		future
infinitive		agitar		agitir		agitor
tense		agitas		agitis		agitos
conditional		agitus		—		—
imperative		agitez		—		—
adjective active participle		agitanta		agitinta		agitonta
adverbial active participle		agitante		agitinte		agitonte
nominal active participle	singular	agitanto		agitinto		agitonto
	plural	agitanti		agitinti		agitonti
adjective passive participle		agitata		agitita		agitota
adverbial passive participle		agitate		agitite		agitote
nominal passive participle	singular	agitato		agitito		agitoto
	plural	agitati		agititi		agitoti

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧gi‧tar

Verb

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

1. to shake, agitate
2. to wave

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /axiˈtaɾ/ [a.xiˈt̪aɾ]

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

Verb

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

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