English Dictionary: agonize | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for agonize | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |