[syn: agonize, agonise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Agonizing.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?.
See Agony.]
1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
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To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.
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2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. t.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to
torture.
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He agonized his mother by his behavior. --Thackeray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
agonize
v 1: cause to agonize [syn: agonize, agonise]
2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: agonize, agonise]