| mortify | 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in. 2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. "Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine." (Bacon) "He mortified pearls in vinegar." (Hakewill) 3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble. "With fasting mortified, worn out with tears." (Harte) "Mortify thy learned lust." (Prior) "Mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the earth." (Col. Iii. 5) 4. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress. "The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations." (Evelyn) "How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought!" (Addison) Origin: OE. Mortifien, F. Mortifier, fr. L. Mortificare; L. Mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp) to make. See Mortal, and -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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practice self-denial of one's body and appetites hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" necrose: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
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| mortify | undergo necrosis |
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| mortify | cause to fee shame |
| mortify | hold within limits and control |
| mortify | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites |
| mortify | causing awareness of your shortcomings |
| mortify | causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation |
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