Agitate is a verb and according to Merriam-Webster the definition is ” to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action”. This word is used in the article, “Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest” by Andrew Reiner when he talk about the gay in the clip and his father went for vacation. His father was motivating him by saying that “Be a man” and got aggressive because his son got agitated. To make him feel better he started motivating him.