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mortifies mortifies definition

mortifies


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mortify 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  mortify 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  crush,  demolish 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  mortify 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  mortify 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  crush,  demolish 
  =>  degrade,  disgrace,  demean,  put  down 
  =>  reduce 
  =>  dehumanize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  mortify 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  mortify 
 
  Sense  1 
  mortify,  subdue 
  =>  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  mortify 
 
  3  senses  of  mortify 
 
  Sense  1 
  mortify,  subdue 
  =>  control,  hold  in  hold  contain,  check,  curb,  moderate 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
 
  Sense  3 
  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate 
  =>  waste,  rot 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  mortify 
 
  mortify  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  mortify 
 
  Sense  1 
  mortify,  subdue 
  =>  control,  hold  in  hold  contain,  check,  curb,  moderate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  =>  hurt,  wound,  injure,  bruise,  offend,  spite 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate 
  =>  waste,  rot 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mortify 
 
  The  verb  mortify  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mortify,  subdue  --  (hold  within  limits  and  control;  "subdue  one's  appetites") 
  2.  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase  --  (lower  in  esteem;  hurt  the  pride  of) 
  3.  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate  --  (undergo  necrosis;  of  tissue) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  mortify 
 
  The  verb  mortify  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  mortify,  subdue  --  (hold  within  limits  and  control;  "subdue  one's  appetites") 
  2.  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase  --  (lower  in  esteem;  hurt  the  pride  of) 
  3.  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate  --  (undergo  necrosis;  of  tissue) 



mortifies definition