agonize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to agonize
    agonise.
  2. verb suffer agony or anguish
    agonise.

WordNet

Ag"o*nize intransitive verb
Etymology
F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. . See Agony.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Agonized present participle & verbal noun Agonizing
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
    He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.

Webster 1913