mortifier

mɔʁtifje

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Definition of mortifier - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

humiliation

Rare

humilier profondément quelqu'un, lui causer une grande honte

Rare

Cette remarque publique l'a mortifié devant tous ses collègues.

avilir

humilier

désirs

Rare

réprimer ou contrôler ses désirs et ses passions

Rare

Il cherche à mortifier ses instincts pour atteindre la sagesse.

dominer

réprimer

religion

Dated

soumettre son corps à des privations pour se purifier spirituellement

Dated

Le moine mortifie sa chair par le jeûne et la prière.

blessure

TECH.

blesser ou endommager la chair, les tissus du corps

TECH.

Le froid intense mortifie les doigts des alpinistes.

nécroser

ulcérer

cuisine

TECH.

attendrir la viande en la battant ou la laissant vieillir

TECH.

Le boucher mortifie la viande pour la rendre plus tendre.

attendrir

maturer

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se mortifier

réprimer ses propres désirs ou passions

Il se mortifie en s'interdisant tous les plaisirs.

Origin of mortifier

latin, mortificare (faire mourir)

Examples of mortifier in a sentence

Elle s’est sentie mortifiée après avoir échoué publiquement.
Il mortifie ses envies pour rester fidèle à ses principes.
Elle a décidé de mortifier ses passions par la méditation.
Elle mortifie son corps en dormant sur une planche dure.
Certains ermites mortifient leur chair pour atteindre la sainteté.
Une blessure non soignée peut mortifier la peau.

Le bandage trop serré a mortifié la jambe du patient.
On mortifie le gibier avant de le cuisiner.
La viande a été mortifiée pendant plusieurs jours en chambre froide.

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English:mortify, subdue, ...
German:demütigen, seine Wünsche zügeln, ...
Italian:mortificare, reprimere, ...
Spanish:mortificar, reprimir, ...
Portuguese:humilhar profundamente, reprimir, ...
Chinese:羞辱, 克制欲望, ...
Japanese:辱める, 欲望を抑える, ...
Arabic:أذل, قمع, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁפִּיל, לְדַכֵּא, ...
Russian:унижать, подавлять свои желания, ...
Ukrainian:принизити, стримувати свої бажання, ...
Catalan:humiliar, reprimir, ...
Danish:ydmyge, undertrykke, ...
Dutch:vernederen, onderdrukken, ...
Greek:ντροπιάζω, καταπνίγω, ...
Hungarian:mélyen megalázni, megfékezni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យអាម៉ាស់, ទប់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:모욕하다, 억제하다, ...
Polish:upokorzyć, umartwiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):mortificar, reprimir, ...
Romanian:a umili profund, a-și reprima dorințele, ...
Swedish:förödmjuka, tukta, ...
Thai:ทำให้อับอายขายหน้า, ระงับ, ...
Turkish:utandırmak, arzularını bastırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm nhục, kiềm chế, ...

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