Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Mortify has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2
hold within limits and control
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
3
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
4
undergo necrosis
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"
5
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
Example Sentences
"subdue one's appetites"
verb
"mortify the flesh"
verb
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
verb
"the tissue around the wound necrosed"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)