Mortify

/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters

Definition of Mortify

verb

  1. To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

    "Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."

  2. (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.

    "I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again."

  3. To kill.
  4. To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
  5. To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

maceratedemeanhumiliateshame

ANTONYMS

dignifyhonor