Associations to the word «Mortify»
Noun
- Vanity
- Flesh
- Fasting
- Penance
- Pride
- Ladyship
- Indifference
- Lust
- Disgrace
- Quixote
- Disappointment
- Humiliation
- Approbation
- Refusal
- Resentment
- Ridicule
- Appetite
- Reproach
- Humility
- Insult
- Lucien
- Bonnet
- Esteem
- Neglect
- Duc
- Pretension
- Consolation
- Affection
- Ignorance
- Deed
- Feeling
- Shame
- Fry
- Ambition
- Spectacle
- Reflection
- Zeal
- Folly
- Indignation
- Righteousness
- Deception
- Acquaintance
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill. [14th–17th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic. [15th–18th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity. [from 17th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
MORTIFY, verb. (Scotland) (legal) (historical) To grant in mortmain
Dictionary definition
MORTIFY, verb. Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites.
MORTIFY, verb. Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh".
MORTIFY, verb. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss".
MORTIFY, verb. Undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed".
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