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  • 21agonize — I. v. a. Torment, torture, rack, wring, distress, pain severely, put in great pain. II. v. n. Be tormented, be tortured, suffer great pain, struggle (inwardly or outwardly) with pain or sorrow, writhe with pain …

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  • 22agonize — also ise BrE verb (I) to think about a difficult decision very carefully and with a lot of effort (+ over/about): There s no point in agonizing over which route to take. agonizing noun (U): This time there was none of the agonizing and guilt that …

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  • 23agonize — v 1. suffer, writhe, bleed, go through hell, be in misery. 2. struggle, wrestle, grapple, fight with; labor, toil, strive, strain, exert oneself, exercise oneself, work on; pour over, worry over, trouble oneself over, lose sleep over, Sl. beat… …

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  • 24agonize — ag·o·nize …

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  • 25agonize — [ˈægəˌnaɪz] verb [I] to spend a long time worrying about something, especially when you have to make a decision For days I agonized over whether to accept his offer.[/ex] …

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  • 26agonize — ag•o•nize [[t]ˈæg əˌnaɪz[/t]] v. nized, niz•ing 1) to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony 2) to put forth great effort of any kind 3) to distress with extreme pain; torture • Etymology: 1575–85; < ML < Gk ag′o•niz ing•ly, adv …

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  • 28agonize — 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… …

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  • 29co-agonize — co agonize, co agriculturist etc.: see co …

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  • 30ag·o·nise — ↑agonize …

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