Verb
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| mortify -
hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
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subdue,
crucify |
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hold in,
curb,
contain,
moderate,
control,
check,
hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"
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mortify hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
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| mortify -
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
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crucify,
mortify,
subdue kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
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discipline,
condition,
train,
check punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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| mortify -
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
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humiliate,
chagrin,
humble,
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spite,
wound,
injure,
bruise,
offend,
hurt cause injuries or bodily harm to
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demolish,
crush,
smash defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
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demean,
degrade,
disgrace,
take down,
put down lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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| mortify -
undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
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necrose,
gangrene,
sphacelate |
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rot,
waste become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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