agonize
1Agonize — 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. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope. [1913… …
2agonize — (Amer.) ag·o·nize || ægÉ™naɪz v. suffer agony, suffer, be in torment, cause to agonize (also agonise) …
3Agonize — Ag o*nize, v. t. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. [1913 Webster] He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
4agonize — index bait (harass), brood, distress, harass, inflict, persecute, press (goad) …
5agonize — (v.) 1580s, to torture, from M.Fr. agoniser or directly from M.L. agonizare, from Gk. agonizesthai to contend in the struggle (see AGONY (Cf. agony)). Intransitive sense of to suffer physical pain is recorded from 1660s. That of to worry… …
6agonize — *writhe, squirm Analogous words: suffer, endure, *bear: torment, rack, torture, *afflict …
7agonize — [v] suffer or cause another to suffer afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, eat heart out*, excruciate, harrow, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, sing the blues*, squirm, stew over, strain, strive, struggle, take it badly* …
8agonize — (also agonise) ► VERB 1) worry greatly. 2) cause agony to. DERIVATIVES agonizing adjective …
9agonize — [ag′ə nīz΄] vi. agonized, agonizing [LL agonizare < Gr agōnizesthai, to contend for a prize < agōn, AGON] 1. to make convulsive efforts; struggle 2. to be in agony or great pain; feel anguish vt. to cause great pain to; torture agonizing… …
10agonize — v. (D; intr.) to agonize over (to agonize over a decision) * * * [ ægənaɪz] (D; intr.) to agonize over (to agonize over a decision) …
