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ag·o·nize
(ăg′ə-nīz′)v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es
v.intr.
1. To suffer mental anguish or worry about something: agonized over the difficult decision.
2. To suffer extreme pain: The explorers agonized in the hot sun.
v.tr.
To cause great pain or anguish to. See Synonyms at afflict.
[Medieval Latin agōnizāre, from Greek agōnizesthai, to struggle, from agōn, contest; see agony.]
ag′o·niz′ing·ly adv.
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agonize
(ˈæɡəˌnaɪz) oragonise
vb
1. to suffer or cause to suffer agony
2. (intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive
[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn agon]
ˈagoˌnizingly, ˈagoˌnisingly adv
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ag•o•nize
(ˈæg əˌnaɪz)v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.i.
1. to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
2. to put forth great effort of any kind.
v.t. 3. to distress with extreme pain; torture.
[1575–85; < Medieval Latin < Greek]
ag′o•niz`ing•ly, adv.
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agonize
Past participle: agonized
Gerund: agonizing
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| Verb | 1. |  agonize - cause to agonize |
| 2. |  agonize - suffer agony or anguish suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
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agonize
verb suffer, labour, worry, struggle, strain, strive, writhe, be distressed, be in agony, go through the mill, be in anguish He was agonizing over the moral issues involved.
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agonize
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agonize
[ˈægənaɪz] agonise (British) vito agonize about sth, to agonize over sth
He agonized over the problem → Ce problème lui a causé bien du tourment.
They agonize about the past → Ils ressassent constamment le passé.
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agonize
vi → sich (dat) → den Kopf zermartern (→ over über +acc); after weeks of agonizing he finally made a decision → nach wochenlangem Ringen traf er endlich eine Entscheidung
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agonize
vi. agonizar, estar en agonía; sufrir en extremo.
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