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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope. 2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agonize \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agonize v 1: cause to agonize [syn: {agonise}] 2: suffer agony or anguish [syn: {agonise}]
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