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agonize

ago·nize

UK/ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ US/ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ uncommon literary

verb

1.

cause to agonize

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Origin

From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. By surface analysis, agon + -ize.

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