Mortify
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Mortify
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1 v. t.
To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
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2 v. t.
To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
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3 v. t.
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
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4 v. t.
To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
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5 v. i.
To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
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6 v. i.
To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
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7 v. i.
To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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8 v. t.
To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
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9 v. t.
To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
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10 v. t.
To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
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11 v. t.
To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
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12 v. i.
To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
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13 v. i.
To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
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14 v. i.
To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.