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- DictionaryMor·ti·fy/ˈmôrdəˌfī/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated: "he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy"
- 2. subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline: "they wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh"