agitate vs rile

agitate and rile both are verbs.

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

As verbs, rile is a hyponym of agitate; that is, rile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than agitate:

Other hyponyms of agitate include beat, scramble, toss, roil, poke.

agitate (verb)	rile (verb)
change the arrangement or position of	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
move very slightly
move or cause to move back and forth
try to stir up public opinion
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