・agitate oneself＝get agitated (独りで)いらいらする.

・questions now agitating the public 今世間を騒がせている諸問題.

・He was very agitated by [at] the news. その知らせにひどく興奮した.

・They are agitated about [over] the matter. その事で気をもんでいる.

・She was [got, became] agitated at the mere mention of the name. その名を聞いただけで動揺を示した.

3 〈計画などを〉熱心[活発]に討議する; 〈問題を〉世論に訴える.

4 《古》 思いめぐらす.

《1586》 ← L agittus (p.p.) ← agitre to put in constant motion (freq.) ← agere to drive, move: ⇒agent g・i・tt・ed /-d ｜ -td/