Agitate and Instigate

Agitate

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

Instigate and agitate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Agitate".

Instigate

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Agitate and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agitate" instead a verb "Instigate".

Common collocations

rebellion agitate rebellion instigate rebellion
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