thresh vs agitate

thresh and agitate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of thresh include shake.

thresh (verb)	agitate (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	change the arrangement or position of
beat the seeds out of a grain	cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
move or stir about violently	move very slightly
move like a flail; thresh about	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