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[mawr-tuh-fahy] 
verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect. |
| 2. | to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering. |
| 3. | Pathology. to affect with gangrene or necrosis. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities. |
| 5. | Pathology. to undergo mortification; become gangrened or necrosed. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME mortifien < MF mortifier < LL mortificāre to put to death, equiv. to L morti- (s. of mors) death + -ficāre -fy
1350–1400; ME mortifien < MF mortifier < LL mortificāre to put to death, equiv. to L morti- (s. of mors) death + -ficāre -fy
Related forms:
mor⋅ti⋅fied⋅ly, adverb
mor⋅ti⋅fi⋅er, noun
mor⋅ti⋅fy⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. humble, abase. 2. subdue, restrain.
1. humble, abase. 2. subdue, restrain.
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| mor·ti·fy (môr'tə-fī') v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies v. tr.
[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
Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Mortal, and -fy.]1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in. 2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon. He mortified pearls in vinegar. --Hakewill. 3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble. With fasting mortified, worn out with tears. --Harte. Mortify thy learned lust. --Prior. Mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the earth. --Col. iii. 5. 4. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress. The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn. How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! --Addison.Mortify
Mor"ti*fy\, v. i. 1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene. 2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline. This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and mortify. --Law. 3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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Language Translation for : mortify
Spanish:
avergonzar, dar vergüenza,
German:
unangenehm, zermürbt,
Japanese:
屈辱を感じさせる
mortify
1382, "to kill," from O.Fr. mortifier, from L.L. mortificare "cause death," from mortificus "producing death," from L. mors (gen. mortis) "death" (see mortal) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Religious sense of "to subdue the flesh by abstinence and discipline" first attested c.1412. Sense of "humiliate" first recorded 1645 in mortification (which is attested c.1386 in its base sense of "mortifying the flesh").
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Main Entry: mor·ti·fy
Pronunciation: 'mort-&-"fI
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
: tobecome necrotic or gangrenous
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mortify mor·ti·fy (môr'tə-fī')
v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies
To undergo mortification; to become gangrenous or to necrotize.
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