mortify
mor·ti·fy
(môr′tə-fī′)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.
[Middle English mortifien, to deaden, subdue, from Old French mortifier, from Latin mortificāre, to kill : mors, mort-, death; see mer- in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]
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mortify
(ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ)vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (tr) to humiliate or cause to feel shame
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) Christianity to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc
3. (Pathology) (intr) to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous
[C14: via Old French from Church Latin mortificāre to put to death, from Latin mors death + facere to do]
ˈmortiˌfier n
ˈmortiˌfying adj
ˈmortiˌfyingly adv
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mor•ti•fy
(ˈmɔr təˌfaɪ)v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.
1. to humiliate or shame, as by an injury to pride or self-respect.
2. to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering.
3. to affect with gangrene or necrosis.
v.i.4. to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities.
5. to become gangrened or necrosed.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mortifier < Late Latin mortificāre to put to death = Latin morti-, s. of mors death + -ficāre -fy]
mor′ti•fi`er, n.
mor′ti•fy`ing•ly, adv.
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mortify
- From Latin, meaning "kill or subdue the flesh," it originally meant "to kill," then "to destroy the vitality or vigor of," before it took on its present meaning.See also related terms for subdue.
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mortify
Past participle: mortified
Gerund: mortifying
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| we mortify |
| you mortify |
| they mortify |
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| I mortified |
| you mortified |
| he/she/it mortified |
| we mortified |
| you mortified |
| they mortified |
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| I am mortifying |
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| he/she/it is mortifying |
| we are mortifying |
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| they are mortifying |
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| I have mortified |
| you have mortified |
| he/she/it has mortified |
| we have mortified |
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| I was mortifying |
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| he/she/it was mortifying |
| we were mortifying |
| you were mortifying |
| they were mortifying |
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| I had mortified |
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| he/she/it had mortified |
| we had mortified |
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| they had mortified |
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| I will have mortified |
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| I will be mortifying |
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| he/she/it will be mortifying |
| we will be mortifying |
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| I have been mortifying |
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| you had been mortifying |
| he/she/it had been mortifying |
| we had been mortifying |
| you had been mortifying |
| they had been mortifying |
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| I would mortify |
| you would mortify |
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| I would have mortified |
| you would have mortified |
| he/she/it would have mortified |
| we would have mortified |
| you would have mortified |
| they would have mortified |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites mortify, subdue, crucify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| 2. | mortify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | |
| 3. |  mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"spite, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" | |
| 4. | mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" |
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mortify
verb
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mortify
verb1. To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness:
2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:
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Translations
يُذِل، يُؤْلِم النَّفْس
pokořitponížit
ydmyge
labai įsižeistilabai įžeistilabai pažeminti
aizvainotjusties pazemotampazemot
çok utanmakküçük düşmek
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mortify
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mortify
(ˈmoː(r)tifai) verbbe/feel mortified to be/feel extremely embarrassed or humiliated: He was mortified when she slapped him.
mortifying adjectiveHow mortifying for you!
ˌmortifiˈcation (-fi-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mortify
vt. mortificar; mortificarse, sentirse mortificado-a.
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