pother vs agitate

pother is a noun but agitate is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of pother include charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on.

pother (noun)	agitate (noun)
an excited state of agitation

pother (verb)	agitate (verb)
make a fuss; be agitated	change the arrangement or position of
make upset or troubled	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
	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