mortify

mortify
v
1. humiliate, humble, bring down, Inf. take or bring down a notch or peg, Sl. put down, make [s.o.] eat humble pie, pull down, make lowly, bring low, teach [s.o.] his place, Inf. make [s.o.] sing small, meeken, chasten, subdue; disgrace, shame, dishonor, put to shame, fill with shame; degrade, debase, abase, vitiate, lower, depress, reduce, demote, downgrade.
2. demean, belittle, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, decry, deflate, derogate.
3. confuse, abash, perplex, bewilder, confound, nonplus, dumfound; intimidate, daunt, cow, perturb, browbeat; embarrass, put to the blush, make [s.o.] blush, make [s.o.] change color; dissatisfy, chagrin, cause discontent, vex, disappoint, put out, displease; harass, irritate, disquiet, bother, provoke, harry, hector, plague, pester, worry, annoy, trouble.
4. crush, break, destroy, defeat utterly, rout, discomfit, overwhelm, obliterate, smash, conquer, vanquish, bring to one's knees, tread or trample underfoot.
5.(all of the body) subjugate by asceticism, practice rigorous austerities, discipline, deny, sacrifice, fast, abstain, do penance, flagellate, wear a hair shirt, sit in sackcloth and ashes; purify, cleanse, purge, macerate, lust rate.
6.Pathology. gangrene, necrose, rot, sphacelate, suppurate, corrupt, decay, decompose, putrify, putresce, fester, canker.

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  • Mortify — Mor ti*fy, v. i. 1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene. [1913 Webster] 2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline. [1913 Webster] This makes him . . . give… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mortify — index badger, demean (make lower), discompose, disgrace, embarrass, humiliate, offend (insult), plague …   Law dictionary

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  • mortify — ► VERB (mortifies, mortified) 1) cause to feel embarrassed or humiliated. 2) subdue (physical urges) by self denial or discipline. 3) be affected by gangrene or necrosis. DERIVATIVES mortification noun mortifying adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • mortify — mor|ti|fy [ˈmo:tıfaı US ˈmo:r ] v past tense and past participle mortified present participle mortifying third person singular mortifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: mortifier, from Latin mors; MORTAL1] 1.) to cause someone to feel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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