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Mortifies
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
📖 Definitions of "Mortifies"
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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mortifies"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sassesverb | (intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back. |
| exhilaratesverb | (transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate. |
| philosophizesverb | To ponder or reason out philosophically. |
| henpeckingverb | An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging. |
| nauseateverb | (transitive) To cause nausea in. |
| wheedlesverb | (ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery. |
| repulsesverb | (transitive) To repel or drive back. |
| womanizeverb | (intransitive, said of a man) To flirt with or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously. |
| literalizedverb | To make literal or prosaic |
| chastensverb | To render humble or restrained. |
| bawlsverb | (marketed as BAWLS Guarana) a non-alcoholic, highly-caffeinated soft drink. |
| bewitchesverb | (transitive) To fascinate or charm. |
| castratesverb | (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal. |
| hallowingverb | The act by which something is hallowed. |
| sentimentalizesverb | (intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental. |
| ravishesverb | (transitive, usually passive voice) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. |
| estrangesverb | (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged). |
| disgustsverb | To cause an intense dislike for something. |
| backsliddenverb | (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state. |
| prevaricatesverb | (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate. |
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