AGONIZE

agonize, agonise

(verb) suffer agony or anguish

agonize, agonise

(verb) cause to agonize

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized)

(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

(intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ag"o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Agonizing.] Etym: [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. Agony.]

1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.

2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.

Ag"o*nize, v. t.

Definition: To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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