agonize

== English == === Alternative forms === agonise === Etymology === From French agoniser, from Late Latin agonizare, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “to fight, contend”). See agony. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/, /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪz/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɪ.nɑez/ Rhymes: -æɡənaɪz === Verb === agonize (third-person singular simple present agonizes, present participle agonizing, simple past and past participle agonized) (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. Synonyms: ache, hurt; see also Thesaurus:suffer (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically. Synonyms: fret; see also Thesaurus:agonize (transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone. Synonyms: afflict, torment; see also Thesaurus:hurt (transitive, biochemistry, pharmacology) To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== agon, agony agonization deagonize ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === agonize inflection of agonizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative