agitate

To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).

He was greatly agitated by the news.

To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.

to agitate water in a vessel

The wind agitates the sea.

To participate in political agitation (sense 3).

NAMBLA is working to build a coalition of gay, lesbian, progressive and civil liberties groups to agitate against the increasing state attacks on gay men who associate with boys.

To set in motion; to actuate.

To discuss or debate.

Your speech at the time a bill for the regency was agitated now lies before me.