AGONIZE
Ag"o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Agonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Agonizing.]
Etym: [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. 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.
AGONIZE
Ag"o*nize, v. t.
Defn: To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to
torture.
He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.
AGONIZINGLY
Ag"o*ni`zing*ly, adv.
Defn: With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.
AGONOTHETE
Ag"o*no*thete`, n. Etym: [Gr. [Antiq.]
Defn: An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.
AGONOTHETIC
Ag`o*no*thet"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.