mortify
[ mawr-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈmɔr təˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing.
to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering.
Pathology.
to affect with gangrene or necrosis.
verb (used without object), mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing.
to practice mortification or disciplinary austerities.
Pathology.
to undergo mortification; become gangrened or necrosed.
Origin of mortify
1350–1400; Middle English
mortifien < Middle French
mortifier < Late Latin
mortificāre “to put to death,” equivalent to Latin
morti- (stem of
mors) “death” +
-ficāre
-fy
synonym study for mortify
1. See
ashamed.
OTHER WORDS FROM mortify
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British Dictionary definitions for mortifying
mortify
/ (ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr)
to humiliate or cause to feel shame
(tr) Christianity
to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc
(intr)
to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous
Derived forms of mortify
mortifier, noun mortifying, adjective mortifyingly, adverbWord Origin for mortify
C14: via Old French from Church Latin
mortificāre to put to death, from Latin
mors death +
facere to do
Medical definitions for mortifying
mortify
[ môr′tə-fī′ ]
v.
To undergo mortification; to become gangrenous or to necrotize.