Synonyms for mortify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mawr-tuh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr təˌfaɪ |
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Définition of mortify
Origin :- late 14c., "to kill," from Old French mortefiier "destroy, overwhelm, punish," from Late Latin mortificare "cause death, kill, put to death," literally "make dead," from mortificus "producing death," from Latin mors (genitive mortis) "death" (see mortal (adj.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Religious sense of "to subdue the flesh by abstinence and discipline" first attested early 15c. Sense of "humiliate" first recorded 1690s (cf. mortification). Related: Mortified; mortifying.
- verb embarrass
- The intention is, I tell you plainly, to mortify you into a sense of your duty.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But your kings do not allow so small a thing to vex or mortify them.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Though I showed nothing of it, it served only to mortify me.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
- To mortify her the more, she was landed at Traitors' Stairs.
- Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
- But she passed the matter over in silence, not caring to mortify him.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
- I did not wish to mortify the old gentleman and spoil his shortlived joy.
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
- On the contrary, he seemed to redouble his efforts to mortify his son.
- Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
- If ye through the spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
- Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley
- Then you must mortify him with a patch; my wife shall supply you.
- Extract from : « The Comedies of William Congreve » by William Congreve
- We fast, we mortify ourselves—I have felt it all myself—to partake of divinity.
- Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers
Antonyms for mortify
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