agitate for



agitate for

To encourage and build support for a cause, especially by actively campaigning for it. The students have had great success agitating for more social events on campus, but the dean is still opposed to the idea.
See also: agitate

agitate for something

to stir up active support for something. The committee agitated for a change, but nothing was done.
See also: agitate

agitate for

v.
To stir up public support for some cause or issue: The union decided to agitate for better health insurance.
See also: agitate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Renatare-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Janan-Arabic
Tijana-Serbian, Croatian
Thaddaios-Biblical Greek
WileyWIE-leeEnglish
LukasLOO-kahs (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian