Agonize
Pronunciation : Ag"o*nize
Part of Speech : v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Agonizing.]
Etymology : [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. Agony.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ag"o*nize
Part of Speech : v. t.
Definition : Defn: To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913