agitativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈadʒɪtətɪv/,

/ˈadʒɪteɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈædʒəˌteɪdɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1600s agitatiue, 1600s– agitative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agitativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin agitativus that produces movement (6th cent.) < classical Latin agitāt- , past participial stem of agitāre agitate v. + -īvus -ive suffix.

Tending to agitate or move (something); involving agitation (in any sense).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [adjective] > initiating or causing movement

motivea1400

moving?a1425

agitative1528

motionary1612

motory1799

motor1849

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. d.ij^v If one in suche accidentis be let bloud, there foloweth motion agitatiue, contrarie to nature, and greatter inflammation.

1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 24 Therefore by thys molifieng, humou[r]s are thereby made more agitatiue.

1651 tr. J. A. Comenius Nat. Philos. Reformed x. 196 The motion of a living creature is compounded of an agitative, expansive and contractive, impulsive and continuative motion.

1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. xiii. 388 If a Spirit use his Agitatiue power moderately.

1743 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 5) II. at Oscillation The agitative force of the pendulum arises from three things.

1794 T. Maurice Indian Antiq. IV. 298 The agitative Πνευμα, wind or spirit,..put that chaos in motion, and ranged in order the various parts of the universe.

1833 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 9 May 1/1 The Irish authorities are proceeding steadily to exercise the power placed in them to repress the sinister agitative process.

1875 Chicago Med. Examiner 1 Apr. 196/1 Tonic cramps, and agitative violent spasms.

1907 Proc. Forty-third Ann. Session Homeopathic Med. Soc. Ohio 366 This mental disturbance is most frequently in the form of an acute hallucinatory confusion or agitative melancholia.

1957 R. Arnheim Film as Art 108 Immediately the hall is lit up by hundreds of electric bulbs, and now the music chimes in with the agitative speech.

1999 Encycl. Chem. Processes & Design LXVII. 167 The agitative motion of the reactor.

2010 J. Lagerkvist After Internet, before Democracy v. 179 Propaganda can be agitative, as in the time of Mao Zedong, where it attempts to arouse an audience to certain ends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agitative
释义	agitativeadj. Brit. /ˈadʒɪtətɪv/, /ˈadʒɪteɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˈædʒəˌteɪdɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1600s agitatiue, 1600s– agitative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agitativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin agitativus that produces movement (6th cent.) < classical Latin agitāt- , past participial stem of agitāre agitate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Tending to agitate or move (something); involving agitation (in any sense). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adjective] > initiating or causing movement motivea1400 moving?a1425 agitative1528 motionary1612 motory1799 motor1849 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. d.ij^v If one in suche accidentis be let bloud, there foloweth motion agitatiue, contrarie to nature, and greatter inflammation. 1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 24 Therefore by thys molifieng, humou[r]s are thereby made more agitatiue. 1651 tr. J. A. Comenius Nat. Philos. Reformed x. 196 The motion of a living creature is compounded of an agitative, expansive and contractive, impulsive and continuative motion. 1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. xiii. 388 If a Spirit use his Agitatiue power moderately. 1743 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 5) II. at Oscillation The agitative force of the pendulum arises from three things. 1794 T. Maurice Indian Antiq. IV. 298 The agitative Πνευμα, wind or spirit,..put that chaos in motion, and ranged in order the various parts of the universe. 1833 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 9 May 1/1 The Irish authorities are proceeding steadily to exercise the power placed in them to repress the sinister agitative process. 1875 Chicago Med. Examiner 1 Apr. 196/1 Tonic cramps, and agitative violent spasms. 1907 Proc. Forty-third Ann. Session Homeopathic Med. Soc. Ohio 366 This mental disturbance is most frequently in the form of an acute hallucinatory confusion or agitative melancholia. 1957 R. Arnheim Film as Art 108 Immediately the hall is lit up by hundreds of electric bulbs, and now the music chimes in with the agitative speech. 1999 Encycl. Chem. Processes & Design LXVII. 167 The agitative motion of the reactor. 2010 J. Lagerkvist After Internet, before Democracy v. 179 Propaganda can be agitative, as in the time of Mao Zedong, where it attempts to arouse an audience to certain ends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1528
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