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| VERB: | 1. To cause to move to and fro violently: agitate, churn, convulse, shake. See CALM, REPETITION. 2. To impair or destroy the composure of: agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, ruffle, shake (up), toss, unsettle, upset. Informal : rattle. See CALM. 3. To move to and fro violently: quake, shake, tremble, vibrate. See REPETITION. 4. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down: heave, pitch, roll, toss. See REPETITION.
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