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Meaning of mortify

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mortify
      v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
      2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
         "mortify the flesh" [syn: {mortify}, {subdue}, {crucify}]
      3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
         colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
         {humiliate}, {mortify}, {chagrin}, {humble}, {abase}]
      4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
         [syn: {necrose}, {gangrene}, {mortify}, {sphacelate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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