Agitate and Affect

Agitate

Agitate verb - To cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly.

Affect is a synonym for agitate. In some cases you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Agitate".

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

Agitate is a synonym for affect in upset topic. Sometimes you can use "Agitate" instead a verb "Affect".

Common collocations

environment agitate environment affect environment
rate agitate rate affect rate
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