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mortify
Definition: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify
subdue
crucify
Definition: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
humiliate
mortify
chagrin
humble
abase
Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
necrose
gangrene
mortify
sphacelate
Definition: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
Definition: To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.