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   Agonize , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Agonizing .] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. . See Agony.]
   To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
   1913 Webster
   To smart and agonize at every pore.
   Pope.
   
   1913 Webster
   To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
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   agonizing adj. causing agony. Opposite to painless.
   Syn. -- excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome.
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