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  Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L.
     mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to
     make. See Mortal, and -fy.]
     1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to
        produce gangrene in.
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     2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to
        change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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              Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon.
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              He mortified pearls in vinegar.       --Hakewill.
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     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; as, to mortify the
        flesh.
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              With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.
                                                    --Harte.
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              Mortify thy learned lust.             --Prior.
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              Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the
              earth.                                --Col. iii. 5.
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     4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.
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              The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which
              exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn.
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              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.
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     5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of;
        to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was
        mortified to lose by 45 to 0.
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  Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. i.
     1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a
        living body; to gangrene.
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     2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden
        desires by religious discipline.
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              This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath,
              watch, fast, and mortify.             --Law.
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     3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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  Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. i.
     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.

  Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L.
     mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to
     make. See Mortal, and -fy.]
     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.

  mortify
       v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
       2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
          "mortify the flesh" [syn: subdue, cricify]
       3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
          colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate,
           chagrin, humble, abase]
       4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
          [syn: necrose, gangrene, sphacelate]
       [also: mortified]

  mortify
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ταπεινώνω, κάνω κάποιον να ντρέπεται

  mortify
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by
  suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. (from 15th c.)

  mortify
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by
  suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. (from 15th c.)

  mortify
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by
  suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. (from 15th c.)

  mortify
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by
  suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. (from 15th c.)

  mortify
     Englanti vb.
     1 nöyryyttää
     2 kuoleutua

  Mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/
  إكبح

  mortify //ˈmɔɹtɪfaɪ// //ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ// 
  1. потушавам, потъпквам
  to discipline by suppressing desires
  2. унижавам
  to injure one's dignity
  3. умъртвявам
  to kill

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  ponížit

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  umrtvit

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  marweiddio 

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  marwhau 

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  absterben, brandig werden, gangränös werden, nekrotisch werden  [med.]
           Note: Körpergewebe
   see: have mortified
  
           Note: of body tissue

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  verdrießen 
     Synonyms: chagrin, irk
  
   see: chagrinning, irking, mortifying, chagrined, irked, mortified
  

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/ 
  1. अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखाना
        "We should not mortify any one."

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/
  obamrijeti, ponižavati, suzbijati, vrijeđati

  mortify //ˈmɔɹtɪfaɪ// //ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ// 
  1. 苦行
  to discipline by suppressing desires
  2. 屈辱, 辱める
  to injure one's dignity
  3. 殺す
  to kill

  mortify /ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ/ 
    upokarzać

  mortify //ˈmɔɹtɪfaɪ// //ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ// 
  späka
  to discipline by suppressing desires

  mortify /mˈɔːtɪfˌaɪ/
  1. küçük düşürmek, mahcup etmek
  2. alçaltmak, nefsin isteklerini kımak
  3. (tıb.) kangrenleştirmek, çürütmek
  4. kangren olmak, çürümek.

  
/ˈmɔɹtɪˌfaɪ/

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "mortify":
     abash, break up, bring down, canker, cast down, castigate, chagrin,
     chasten, confound, confuse, control, corrupt, crumble,
     crumble into dust, crush, decay, decompose, deflate, degrade,
     discipline, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace,
     disintegrate, disturb, downgrade, embarrass, fall into decay,
     fall to pieces, fester, gangrene, go bad, go to pieces, humble,
     humiliate, let down, mildew, mold, molder, necrose, punish,
     put down, put out, put to shame, putrefy, putresce, rankle, rebuff,
     reduce, rot, shame, sphacelate, spoil, subdue, subjugate, suppress,
     suppurate, throw into confusion, upset
  
  

  v. 抑制,苦修,使...悔恨;

     vt. 抑制,苦修,使悔恨,使受辱
     vi. 禁欲,腐坏,苦修