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verb

Mortify v. t. (past & past part. mortified; pres. part. mortifying)

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.) "Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine." "He mortified pearls in vinegar."

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. "With fasting mortified, worn out with tears." "Mortify thy learned lust." "Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth."

4.

To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress. "The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations." "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!"

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.

Mortify 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."

3.

To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.

Mortified v. Imp. & p. p. of Mortify.

adjective

mortified adj. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.

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Etymology of 'Mortified'

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... Majesty believes, that the sharp chastisement I have received from the best natured and most bountiful master in the world, and whose kindness alone made my condition these many years supportable, hath enough mortified me as to this world; and that I have not the presumption or the madness to imagine or desire ever to be admitted to any employment or trust again. But I do most humbly beseech your Majesty, by the memory of your father, ...

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