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mortify

verb

1 mortify

Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites.

Roget 832: be discontented etc. adj.; quarrel with one's bread and butter; repine; regret etc. 833; wish one at the bottom of the Red Sea; take on, take to heart; shrug the shoulders; make a wry face, pull a long face; ... show more

2 mortify

Hold within limits and control:
— Mortify the flesh.

synonyms: crucify, subdue.

Roget 830: cause pain, occasion pain, give pain, bring pain, induce pain, produce pain, create pain, inflict pain etc. 828; pain, hurt, wound.    pinch, ... show more

3 mortify

Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.

synonyms: abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate.

Roget 879: be humble etc. adj.; deign, vouchsafe, condescend; humble oneself, demean oneself; stoop, stoop to conquer; carry coals; submit etc. 725; ... show more

Dutch: strijken, deemoedigen, neerhalen, humiliƫren, kleineren, omlaaghalen, vernederen

4 mortify

Undergo necrosis.

synonyms: gangrene, necrose, sphacelate.

Dutch: afsterven, atrofiƫren, mortificeren


Moby thesaurus: abash, break up, bring down, canker, cast down, castigate, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, control, corrupt, crumble, crumble into dust, crush, decay, decompose, deflate, degrade, discipline ... show more.

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