Ag"o*nize (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Agonized (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Agonizing (&?;).] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr.
&?;. See Agony.] 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, v. t. To cause to suffer
agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.
He agonized his mother by his behavior.
Thackeray.