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Definition of Agonize
1. Verb. Cause to agonize. "The bad news will agonize him"
Generic synonyms: Anguish, Hurt, Pain
Causes: Agonise
Derivative terms: Agony, Agony
2. Verb. Suffer agony or anguish.
Definition of Agonize
1. v. i. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
2. v. t. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
Definition of Agonize
1. Verb. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agonize
1. to suffer extreme pain [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agonize
Literary usage of Agonize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Delight, the Soul of Art: Five Lectures by Arthur Jerome Eddy by Arthur Jerome Eddy (1902)
"No sketches first, no studies, that's long past: I do what many dream of all
their lives,— Dream ? strive to do, and agonize to do. And fail in doing. ..."
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