shame, humiliate; get gangrene; suppress fleshly desires for spiritual discipline
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Mortify Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
(v. t.)
To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
(v. t.)
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
(v. t.)
To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
(v. i.)
To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
(v. i.)
To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
(v. i.)
To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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.
3. to be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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.] quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. he mortified pearls in vinegar. akewill.
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. arte. mortify thy learned lust. mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the earth. ol. 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. 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!
mortify
v
1. hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites" [syn: subdue]
2. lower in esteem; hurt the pride of [syn: humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase]
3. undergo necrosis; of tissue [syn: necrose, gangrene, sphacelate]
Verb
1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
(hypernym) subdue, cricify
(derivation) mortification
2. hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
(synonym) subdue, cricify
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(entail) abstain, refrain, desist
(derivation) mortification
3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
(synonym) humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(hyponym) crush, smash, demolish
(derivation) chagrin, humiliation, mortification
4. undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
(synonym) necrose, gangrene, sphacelate
(hypernym) waste, rot
(derivation) necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus
