German Meaning of mortify

demütigen

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Definitions and Meaning of mortify in English

Wordnet

mortify (v)

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

hold within limits and control

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

undergo necrosis

Webster

mortify (v. t.)

To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.

To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.

To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.

To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.

Webster

mortify (v. i.)

To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.

To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.

To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.

FAQs About the word mortify

demütigen

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites, hold within limits and control, cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of, undergo necrosisTo destroy the organic

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mortifier => Abtöterin, mortifiedness => Beschämung, mortified => beschämt, mortification => Abtötung, mortiferous => tödlich,