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agonize
[
ag
-
uh
-nahyz
]
Origin
ag·o·nize
/
ˈæg
əˌnaɪz
/
Show Spelled
[
ag
-
uh
-nahyz
]
Show IPA
verb,
-nized,
-niz·ing.
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.
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Also,
especially British
,
ag·o·nise
.
Origin:
1575–85;
<
Medieval Latin
agōnizāre
<
Greek
agōnízesthai
to struggle (for a prize), equivalent to
agōn-
agon
+
-izesthai
-ize
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agonize
or
agonise
(ˈæɡəˌnaɪz)
—
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
]
agonise
or
agonise
—
vb
[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek
agōnizesthai
to contend for a prize, from
agōn
agon
]
'agonizingly
or
agonise
—
adv
'agonisingly
or
agonise
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
agonize
1580s, "to torture," from M.L. agonizare, from Gk. agonizesthai "to contend in the struggle" (see
agony
). Intrans. sense of "to suffer physical pain" is recorded from 1660s. That of "to worry intensely" is from 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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