mortify

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Probably nothing nearly as bad, but bad enough to mortify a regular human.

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practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

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verb

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

verb

hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mortify.

verb

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

verb

hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"

verb

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

See also: humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase

verb

undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

Example sentences

Probably nothing nearly as bad, but bad enough to mortify a regular human.

"Not having at least Java-style "dumb" generics, in 2015, is unacceptable; the existence of `go generate` should mortify everybody involved with Go.

I'd be curious to see what others think about this question:There are so many articles that preach the wonders of international math education in Asian countries, and just as many that attempt to mortify with the Asian system of rote memorization that kills any creativity or true problem-solving.

Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.