agonize
[ ag-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈæg əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used without object), ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing.
to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
to put forth great effort of any kind.
verb (used with object), ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing.
to distress with extreme pain; torture.
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British Dictionary definitions for agonize
agonize
agonise
/ (ˈæɡəˌnaɪz) /
verb
to suffer or cause to suffer agony
(intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive
Derived forms of agonize
agonizingly or agonisingly, adverbWord Origin for agonize
C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn agon
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