 mortify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | |
| Synonyms: | humiliate humble abase chagrin | |
| Examples: | "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
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| Related terms: | hurt degrade crush humiliation chagrin humiliation humiliation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hold within limits and control | |
| Synonyms: | cricify subdue | |
| Examples: | "subdue one's appetites" "mortify the flesh" |
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| Related terms: | control abstain | |
| 3. | [ verb ] practice self-denial of one's body and appetites | |
| Related terms: | discipline | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (medicine) undergo necrosis | |
| Synonyms: | gangrene sphacelate necrose | |
| Examples: | "the tissue around the wound necrosed" |
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| Related terms: | waste gangrene | |
| Similar spelling: |
mortifying mortified |
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