mortify

Definition of Mortify in English :

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Verb

1. mortify

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

2. crucify, mortify, subdue

hold within limits and control

Example Sentences:
'subdue one's appetites'
'mortify the flesh'

3. abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Example Sentences:
'He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss'

4. gangrene, mortify, necrose, sphacelate

undergo necrosis

Example Sentences:
'the tissue around the wound necrosed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mortify

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (transitive)

to humiliate or cause to feel shame

2. (transitive) Christianity

to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc

3. (intransitive)

to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous

Mortify

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmortiˌfied or ˈmortiˌfying

1.

to punish (one's body) or control (one's physical desires and passions) by self-denial, fasting, etc., as a means of religious or ascetic discipline

2.

to cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of

3. Rare

to cause (body tissue) to decay or become gangrenous

4.

to destroy the vitality or vigor of

verb intransitive

5.

to practice mortification (sense 1) mortification (sense 1a)

6. Rare

to decay or become gangrenous

Mortify

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v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies

v.tr.

1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.

2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.

v.intr.

1. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

2. To undergo mortification; become gangrenous.

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