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Webster 1913 Edition
Agonize
Ag′o-nize
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Agonized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Agonizing
.] 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.
Ag′o-nize
,Verb.
T.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
He
agonized
his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Agonize
AG'ONIZE
,Verb.
T.
To write with extreme pain; to suffer violent anguish.
To smart and agonize at every pore.
AG'ONIZE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
agonize
agonize
English
Alternative forms
Verb
agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized)
- (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, chapter 3:
- So I took a last stare round, agonizing to see if there was any way of escape; but the stone walls and roof were solid enough to crush me, and the stack of casks too closely packed to hide more than a rat.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, chapter 3:
Related terms
Translations
to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
to struggle
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