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  1. 1. v. i. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. cause to agonize Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. suffer agony or anguish Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture. He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray. Source: webster
  7. 7. To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; totorture.He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 v. cause to agonize v. suffer agony or anguish Source: ecdict

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