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
12. 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in. 2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.] Chaucer. Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. Bacon. He mortified pearls in vinegar. Hakewill. 3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble. With fasting mortified, worn out with tears. Harte. Mortify thy learned lust. Prior. Mortify, rherefore, your members which are upon the earth. Col. iii. 5. 4. To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress. The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. Evelyn. How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! Addison. 1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene. 2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline. This makes him ... give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and mortify. Law. 3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.