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agonize
 
SYLLABICATION:ag·o·nize
PRONUNCIATION:  g-nz
VERB:Inflected forms: ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es
INTRANSITIVE VERB:1. To suffer extreme pain or great anguish. 2. To make a great effort; struggle.
TRANSITIVE VERB: To cause great pain or anguish to. See synonyms at afflict.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin agnizre, from Greek agnizesthai, to struggle, from agn, contest. See agony.
OTHER FORMS:ago·nizing·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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