mortify (redirected from mortifies)

mor·ti·fy  (môrt-f)

v. mor·ti·fied, mor·ti·fy·ing, mor·ti·fies

v.tr.

1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate.

2. To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.

v.intr.

1. To practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the body and its appetites.

2. Pathology To undergo mortification; become gangrenous or necrosed.

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[Middle English mortifien, to deaden, subdue, from Old French mortifier, from Latin mortificre, to kill : mors, mort-, death; see mer- in Indo-European roots + -ficre, -fy.]

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mortify [ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied

1. (tr) to humiliate or cause to feel shame

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) Christianity to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc.

3. (Medicine / Pathology) (intr) to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous

[via Old French from Church Latin mortificāre to put to death, from Latin mors death + facere to do]

mortifier  n

mortifying  adj

mortifyingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites mortify, subdue, crucify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
	2.	mortify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" crucify, subdue mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	3.	mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
	4.	mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" gangrene, necrose, sphacelate rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"

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mortify

verb

1. humiliate, disappoint, embarrass, shame, crush, annoy, humble, deflate, vex, affront, displease, chagrin, discomfit, abase, put someone to shame, abash She mortified her family by leaving her husband.

2. discipline, control, deny, subdue, chasten, abase The most austere of the Christians felt the need to mortify themselves.

Translations

mortify [ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ]

A. VT → avergonzar
I was mortified (to find that ...) → me moría de vergüenza(al descubrir que ...)

B. VI (Med) → gangrenarse

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mortify [ˈmɔː^rtɪfaɪ] vt → mortifier

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mortify

vt usu pass

(= shame) → beschämen; (= embarrass) → äußerst peinlich sein (+dat); he was mortified → er empfand das als beschämend; (= embarrassed) → es war ihm äußerst peinlich; embarrassed? I was mortified! → peinlich? ich wäre am liebsten im Boden versunken!; a mortified look → ein äußerst betretener Gesichtsausdruck

(Rel) → kasteien

(Med) → absterben lassen; to be mortified → abgestorben sein

vi (Med) → absterben

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mortify [ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ] vt → mortificare

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mortify [ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ] vt → mortificare

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mortify

v mortify [ˈmoː(r)tifai]

be/feel mortified to be/feel extremely embarrassed or humiliated: He was mortified when she slapped him. beledig يُذِل، يُؤْلِم النَّفْس унижавам pokořit, ponížit ydmyge unangenehm, zermürbt εξευτελίζω avergonzar, dar vergüenza alandama; šokeerima رنجاندن humilier, vexer לְהַשפִּיל, לְהַרגִיש נבוֹך लज्जि तकरना, अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखाना poniziti meg van sértve/alázva merasa terhina mortificare 屈辱を感じさせる 굴욕감을 주다 labai á(si)þeisti/paþeminti aizvainot; pazemot; justies pazemotam berasa malu gekwetst zijn, zich gekrenkt voelen; zich vernederd voelen krenke, ydmyke zawstydzić быть/ чувствовать себя оскорблённым pokoriť, ponížiť, zahanbiť ponižan poniziti förödmjuka, kränka ทำให้อับอาย çok utanmak, küçük düşmek 极窘迫，受侮辱 кривдити; принижувати مردہ ہو جانا xỉ nhục 极窘迫，受侮辱

adj mortifying

How mortifying for you! beledigend مُذِل، مُؤْلِم للنَّفْس унижаващо pokořující ydmygende zermürbend, unangenehm εξευτελιστικός embarazoso alandav; šokeeriv موهن très gênant מַשפִּיל लज्जित करने वाला ponizno megalázó memalukan mortificante くやしい 굴욕감을 주는 užgaulus, žeminantis aizvainojošs; pazemojošs memalukan vernederend krenkende, sårende, forferdelig zawstydzający, poniżający унизительный ponižujúci, zahanbujúci ponižujoče ponižavajući förödmjukande, kränkande การทำให้อับอาย utandırıcı; küçük düşürücü 受辱的 ображливий شرمندہ کرنے والا làm xấu hổ 受辱的

n mortifiˈcation [-fi-]

verdriet إذْلال، مُعامَلَه مُذِلَّه огорчение askeze ydmygelse die Demütigung εξευτελισμός mortificación lihasuretamine, alandus, alandamine رنج nöyryytys mortification מְבוּכָה लज्जा mučenje (ön)sanyargatás pengurusan mayat niðurlæging mortificazione 無念さ 수치, 굴욕 mirtina gëda, paþeminimas apspiešana; pazemojums rasa malu zelfvernederind, gekrenktheid dyp krenkelse, ydmykelse upokorzenie mortificação mortificare; umi­lire унижение, разочарование askéza trpinčenje poniženje förödmjukelse, kränkning การอับอาย çile 禁欲 приборкання; втихомирення مردہ کر دینا điều xỉ nhục 禁欲