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English verb: mortify | |||
| 1. | mortify (emotion) practice self-denial of one's body and appetites | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, condition, crucify, discipline, mortify, subdue, train | ||
| 2. | mortify (emotion) hold within limits and control | ||
| Samples | Subdue one's appetites. Mortify the flesh. | ||
| Synonyms | crucify, subdue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mortify | ||
| Entail | abstain, desist, refrain | ||
| 3. | mortify (emotion) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||
| Samples | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to mortify Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crush, degrade, demean, demolish, disgrace, put down, smash, take down | ||
| 4. | mortify (body) undergo necrosis | ||
| Samples | The tissue around the wound necrosed. | ||
| Synonyms | gangrene, necrose, sphacelate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rot, waste | ||
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