v. (also -ise)
1. intr. (often foll. by over) undergo (esp. mental) anguish; suffer agony.
2 tr. cause agony to.
3 tr. (as agonized adj.) expressing agony (an agonized look).
4 intr. struggle, contend.
Derivatives:
agonizingly adv.
Etymology: F agoniser or LL agonizare f. Gk agonizomai contend f. agon contest