Definition of "agonize" in inglés

verb

1. (intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

2. (intransitive) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately, whether mentally or physically.

3. (transitive) To cause agony or anguish in someone.

4. (transitive, biochemistry, pharmacology) To act as an agonist upon; to combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.