MORTIFY (mortified)
Dictionary entry overview: What does mortify mean?
• MORTIFY (verb)
The verb MORTIFY has 4 senses:
1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2. hold within limits and control
3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
4. undergo necrosis
Familiarity information: MORTIFY used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MORTIFY (verb)
Meaning:
Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Hypernyms (to "mortify" is one way to...):
cricify; mortify; subdue (hold within limits and control)
check; condition; discipline; train (train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Hold within limits and control
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
cricify; mortify; subdue
Context examples:
subdue one's appetites / mortify the flesh
Hypernyms (to "mortify" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
"Mortify" entails doing...:
abstain; desist; refrain (choose not to consume)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mortify"):
mortify (practice self-denial of one's body and appetites)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
abase; chagrin; humiliate; humble; mortify
Context example:
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Hypernyms (to "mortify" is one way to...):
bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound (hurt the feelings of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mortify"):
crush; demolish; smash (humiliate or depress completely)
degrade; demean; disgrace; put down; take down (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to mortify Sue
Meaning:
Undergo necrosis
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
gangrene; necrose; sphacelate; mortify
Context example:
the tissue around the wound necrosed
Hypernyms (to "mortify" is one way to...):
rot; waste (waste away)
Sentence frame:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
