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Definition of Mortify
Mor´ti`fy | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | 4. | To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress. | | 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. | | 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. | | 3. | To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc. |
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