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Agnizes vs Agonizes - What's the difference?

agnizes | agonizes |

As verbs the difference between agnizes and agonizes

is that agnizes is third-person singular of agnize while agonizes is third-person singular of agonize.

agnizes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (agnize)

    • agnize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * agnise

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (archaic) To recognise; to acknowledge.
  • * 1603 ?, William Shakespeare, Othello :
    • I do agnisz / A natural and prompt alacrity / I find in hardness.

    agonizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (agonize)

    • agonize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * agonise

    Verb

    (agoniz)
  • To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
  • * (Alexander Pope):
    • To smart and agonize at every pore.
  • To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet), chapter 3:
    • So I took a last stare round, agonizing to see if there was any way of escape; but the stone walls and roof were solid enough to crush me, and the stack of casks too closely packed to hide more than a rat.

    Related terms

    * agon, agony