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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
mortify
v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
"mortify the flesh" [syn: mortify, subdue, crucify]
3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]
4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
[syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to
change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon.
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He mortified pearls in vinegar. --Hakewill.
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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; as, to mortify the
flesh.
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With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.
--Harte.
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Mortify thy learned lust. --Prior.
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Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the
earth. --Col. iii. 5.
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4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.
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The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which
exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn.
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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.
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5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of;
to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was
mortified to lose by 45 to 0.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. i.
1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a
living body; to gangrene.
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2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden
desires by religious discipline.
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This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath,
watch, fast, and mortify. --Law.
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3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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Thesaurus Results for Mortify:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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