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   Mor·ti·fy

   /ˈmôrdəˌfī/

   

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   • 1. cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated: "he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy" Similar embarrasshumiliatechagrinshamediscomfitabashhorrifyappallcrushOpposite be pleasedbe proud
   • 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline: "they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh" Similar subduesuppresssubjugatecontrolrestrainget under controldisciplinechastenpunishdenyOpposite indulge
   • 3. (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis: "the cut in Henry's arm had mortified" Similar become gangrenousfesterputrefygangrenerotdecaydecomposerare:necrosesphacelateOpposite heal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘put to death’, ‘deaden’, and ‘subdue by self-denial’): from Old French mortifier, from ecclesiastical Latin mortificare ‘kill, subdue’, from mors, mort- ‘death’.

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   • Synonyms for mortify. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites. Related Words. mortify. subdue. crucify. discipline. condition.

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