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AGONIZE
agonize, agonise
(verb) suffer agony or anguish
agonize, agonise
(verb) cause to agonize
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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