agitate vs promote

promote vs agitate

agitate and promote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agitate	No	No	Yes	No
promote	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, promote is a hypernym of agitate; that is, promote is a word with a broader meaning than agitate:

agitate: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
promote: make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

Other hypernyms of agitate include advertise, advertize, push.

agitate (verb)	promote (verb)
change the arrangement or position of	make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused	change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
move very slightly	be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
move or cause to move back and forth	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
try to stir up public opinion	contribute to the progress or growth of
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

Difference between agitate and promote

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