Mortify
21mortify — verb 1) I d be mortified if my friends found out Syn: embarrass, humiliate, chagrin, discomfit, shame, abash, horrify, appall 2) he was mortified at being excluded Syn: hurt, wound, affront …
22mortify — v 1. humiliate, humble, bring down, Inf. take or bring down a notch or peg, Sl. put down, make [s.o.] eat humble pie, pull down, make lowly, bring low, teach [s.o.] his place, Inf. make [s.o.] sing small, meeken, chasten, subdue; disgrace, shame …
23mortify — mor·ti·fy …
24mortify — See: mortified …
25mortify — mor•ti•fy [[t]ˈmɔr təˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to humiliate or shame, as by an injury to pride or self respect 2) to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self inflicted suffering 3) pat to affect with… …
26mortify — v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. a cause (a person) to feel shamed or humiliated. b wound (a person s feelings). 2 tr. bring (the body, the flesh, the passions, etc.) into subjection by self denial or discipline. 3 intr. (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or …
27Mortified — 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… …
28Mortifying — 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… …
29mortification — mortify ► VERB (mortifies, mortified) 1) cause to feel embarrassed or humiliated. 2) subdue (physical urges) by self denial or discipline. 3) be affected by gangrene or necrosis. DERIVATIVES mortification noun mortifying adjective …
30mortifying — mortify ► VERB (mortifies, mortified) 1) cause to feel embarrassed or humiliated. 2) subdue (physical urges) by self denial or discipline. 3) be affected by gangrene or necrosis. DERIVATIVES mortification noun mortifying adjective …
