Associations to the word «Mortify»
Noun
- Vanity
- Flesh
- Fasting
- Penance
- Pride
- Ladyship
- Indifference
- Lust
- Disgrace
- Quixote
- Disappointment
- Humiliation
- Approbation
- Refusal
- Resentment
- Ridicule
- Appetite
- Reproach
- Humility
- Insult
- Lucien
- Bonnet
- Esteem
- Neglect
- Duc
- Pretension
- Consolation
- Affection
- Ignorance
- Deed
- Feeling
- Shame
- Fry
- Ambition
- Spectacle
- Reflection
- Zeal
- Folly
- Indignation
- Righteousness
- Deception
- Acquaintance
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill. [14th–17th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic. [15th–18th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity. [from 17th c.]
MORTIFY, verb. (obsolete) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
MORTIFY, verb. (Scotland) (legal) (historical) To grant in mortmain
Dictionary definition
MORTIFY, verb. Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites.
MORTIFY, verb. Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh".
MORTIFY, verb. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss".
MORTIFY, verb. Undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.