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.
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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.
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