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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to agonize;
[syn: agonize, agonise]

2. suffer agony or anguish;
[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. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] He agonized his mother by his behavior. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

agonize v 1: cause to agonize [syn: agonize, agonise] 2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: agonize, agonise]