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agonise

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ag⋅o⋅nize

  [ag-uh-nahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
Use agonise in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
2. to put forth great effort of any kind.
–verb (used with object)
3. to distress with extreme pain; torture.
Also, especially British, ag⋅o⋅nise.

Origin:
1575–85; < ML agōnizāre < Gk agōnízesthai to struggle (for a prize), equiv. to agōn- agon + -izesthai -ize
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