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English Dictionary: agonize by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agonize
v
  1. cause to agonize
    Synonym(s): agonize, agonise
  2. suffer agony or anguish
    Synonym(s): agonize, agonise
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.
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