Verb: mortify 'mor-ti,fI
- Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He mortified his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
- humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase
- Hold within limits and control
"mortify the flesh";
- subdue, crucify
- Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
"The ascetic mortified his flesh through fasting and prayer"
- Undergo necrosis
"the tissue around the wound mortified";
- necrose, gangrene, sphacelate
Derived forms: mortified, mortifying, mortifies
Type of: bruise, check, condition, contain, control, curb, discipline, hold, hold in, hurt, injure, moderate, offend, rot, spite, train, waste, wound
Encyclopedia: Mortify