Definitions for: Agonize


[v] suffer agony or anguish
[v] cause to agonize



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.

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


Ag"o*nize, v. t.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to
torture.

He agonized his mother by his behavior. --Thackeray.

Synonyms: agonise

See Also: agonize, anguish, hurt, pain, suffer

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