Definition of mortify - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
embarrassmenttr. Rare embarrass or cause to feel shametr. Rare
- Her mistake in public mortified her.
2.
self-disciplinetr./intr. Rare UK practice self-denial and control desirestr./intr. Rare UK
- He mortified his appetite by fasting.
3.
medicalintr. TECH. undergo tissue death or become gangrenousintr. TECH.
- The wound began to mortify after infection.
Expressions with mortify
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subdue bodily desires for spiritual reasons
Monks often mortify the flesh through fasting.
Origin of mortify
Latin, mortificare (to kill)
Examples of mortify in a sentence
The revelation of his secret mortified him. She mortified her desires through meditation. They mortified their cravings by abstaining. The tissue began to mortify due to lack of blood flow. Doctors were concerned the limb might mortify.
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- French:mortifier, réprimer, ...
- German:beschämen, zügeln, ...
- Italian:mortificare, controllare, ...
- Spanish:mortificar, disciplinarse, ...
- Portuguese:mortificar, abnegar, ...
- Chinese:尴尬, 克制, ...
- Japanese:恥ずかしい思いにさせる, 抑える, ...
- Arabic:أَحْرَجَ, قَمَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַבִּיךְ, לְהִתְעַנּוֹת, ...
- Russian:смущать, умерять, ...
- Ukrainian:засоромити, стримувати, ...
- Hindi:शर्मिंदा करना, संयमित करना, ...
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