Thesaurus: mortify

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1. v. t. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
2. v. t. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
3. v. t. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
4. v. t. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
5. v. i. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
6. v. i. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
7. v. i. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
8. v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
9. v. hold within limits and control
10. v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
11. v. undergo necrosis