Mortify

Definition: Mortify

Mortify

Verb

1. Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites".

2. Lower in esteem; hurt the pride of.

3. Undergo necrosis; of tissue.

Date "mortify" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Mortify

Synonyms: abase (v), chagrin (v), gangrene (v), humble (v), humiliate (v), necrose (v), sphacelate (v), subdue (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Discontent	Cause discontent; Noun: dissatisfy, disappoint, mortify, put out, disconcert; cut up; dishearten.
Humility	Render humble; humble, humiliate; let down, set down, take down, tread down, frown down; snub, abash, abase, make one sing small, strike dumb; teach one his distance; put down, take down a peg, take down a peg lower; throw into the shade, cast into the shade; stare out of countenance, put out of countenance; put to the blush; confuse, ashame, mortify, disgrace, crush; send away with a flea in one's ear.
Pain	Displease, annoy, incommode, discompose, trouble, disquiet; faze, feaze, feeze (U.S.); disturb, cross, perplex, molest, tease, tire, irk, vex, mortify, wherret, worry, plague, bother, pester, bore, pother, harass, harry, badger, heckle, bait, beset, infest, persecute, importune.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Mortify

English words defined with "mortify": Immortification ♦ Spacelate ♦ To go against the grain of. (references)

Specialty definitions using "mortify": Warden-pie. (references)

Etymologies containing "mortify": Immortification ♦ mortification ♦ Necrosis. (references)

Author	Quotation
Ivan Turgenev	To mortify and even to injure an opponent, reproach him with the very defect or vice . . . you feel -- . . in yourself.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Vanity, it may be, chose to mortify itself, by putting on, for ceremonials of pomp and state, the garments that had been wrought by her sinful hands.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Mortify" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 85.71% of the time. "Mortify" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	85.71%	6	143,867
Lexical Verb (base form)	14.29%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	7	N/A

Expression using "mortify": mortify oneself. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "mortify"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		turpëroj (attaint, confuse, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, humiliate, spot), shkaktoj gangrenizim, sakrifikoj (bargain away, immolate, lay down, sacrifice), poshtëroj (abase, demean, humble, humiliate, let down, lower, vituperate, wipe the floor with), ofendoj (damnify, grieve, injure, insult, offend, outrage, revile), ndrydh mposht, gangrenizohem. (various references)

Arabic		‏كبح الشهوة (continence), ‏تنسك (abnegation, become an ascetic, mortification, renounce), ‏تغنغر (gangrene), ‏ذل (abase, be low, debase, degradation, demean, humble, humbleness, humiliate, ignominy, let down, lowness, prostration), ‏أمات الجسد. (various references)

Bulgarian		усмирявам (still), унижавам (abase, bring down, condescend, debase, degrade, demean, disgrace, gall, humble, humiliate, lour, lower, prostrate, put down, sink), умъртвявам (kill), умирам (be dying, cash in, conk, cross the styx, depart, die, end, exit, expire, fade away, go under, go west, kick in, kick off, kick up, pass, pass away, pass on, pass out, peg out, pip out, pop off, quit the scene, snuff out, step off, step out, succumb, sup with pluto, wither), гангренясвам (gangrene, sphacelate), огорчавам (afflict, aggrieve, embitter, envenom, exacerbate, gall, grieve, lacerate, pain), потъпквам (repress, stamp out, suppress, trample on, tread down, tread out, tread under, violate), потушавам (clamp, extinguish, overbear, put down, put out, quash, quell, quench, repress, smother, snuff out, squash, strangle, subdue, suppress, tread down), покрусвам (afflict, break smb.'s heart, desolate, distress). (various references)

Czech		umrtvit (deaden), pokořit (humble, humiliate). (various references)

Farsi		پست کردن (Abase, Abject, Debase, Degrade, Demean, Disparage, Disrate, Humble, Humiliate, Post), کشتن (Administer, Amortize, Butcher, Dispatch, Doin, Extinguish, Murder, Out, Rat, Smite), ازردن (Afflict, Aggrieve, Ail, Annoy, Distaste, Goad, Grate, Gripe, Grit, Harrow, Harry, Hurt, Irk, Irritate, Lacerate, Peeve, Prick, Rile, Tar), ریاضت دادن , رنجاندن (Annoy, Irk, Irritate, Offend, Vex). (various references)

Finnish		kiduttaa lihaansa (mortify one's flesh). (various references)

French		humilier. (various references)

German		demütigen (abase, humble, humiliate, put down, take down, to mortify). (various references)

Greek		σαπίζω (damp off, decay, decompose, molder, moulder, putrefy, rot), νεκρώ (deaden), πικραίνω (embitter), απονεκρώνω (deaden, devitalize, numb), ταπεινώνω (abase, depress, humble, humiliate, lower, make humble). (various references)

Hebrew		ל�"מית (kill, slay), ל�"שפיל (abase, debase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, lower, snub), לס�'וף (afflict, torture), לס�'ף (afflict, torture). (various references)

Hungarian		sanyargat (ground, to crucify, to grind, to oppress, to screw), lealáz (debase, to debase, to mortify), gyötör (exercise, maltreat, nag, obsess, pain, persecute, plague, pother, tantalize, to agonize, to bait, to crucify, to fag, to gnaw, to harry, to lacerate, to maltreat, to obsess, to pain, to persecute, to plague, to rack, to roil, to torment, to wring, wrung). (various references)

Indonesian		membuat malu. (various references)

Italian		mortificarsi, mortificare (feel mortified, mortify oneself), incancrenire (become gangrenous, canker). (various references)

Manx		smaghtaghey (afflict, castigation, chasten, chastening, chastisement, check, control, correct, correct as child, discipline, govern, master, overmaster, restrain, subject, taming), molkey (decay; putrefaction, putrefy, rot, rotting, sepsis). (various references)

Pig Latin		ortifymay

Portuguese		mortificar (chagrin, crucify), macerar (decoct, digest, infuse, macerate, rait, ret), necrosar (necrose), humilhar (abase, abash, bemean, cast down, cheapen, demean, depress, humble, humiliate, let down, lour, lower, prostrate), flagelar (flagellate, lash), atormentar (abuse, afflict, agonize, badger, bait, devil, discomfort, fret, gall, gnaw, grill, harrow, harry, lacerate, lay hold, martyr, obsess, oppress, pain, persecute, pester, pother, prey, rack, scarify, tantalize, torment, torture). (various references)

Romanian		mortifica, umili (abase, abash, bear down, humble, humiliate, snub, stoop, submit, take down), ofensa (abuse, affront, damage, huff, hurt, injure, insult, offend, spite, touch, vex), jigni (aggrieve, cut, grate, Harrow, hit, hurt, injure, insult, offend, pique, touch, vex, wrong), chinui (agonize, bait, bore, drudge, fester, grill, harass, Harrow, Harry, lacerate, martyr, martyrize, overdrive, persecute, pinch, plague, prey, prick, rack, slave, tantalize, torment, torture, trouble, try, worry, wring), înjosi (abase, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate, stoop), înãbuşi (blanket, bring under, choke, control, deaden, deafen, drown, hush, keep down, kill, muffle, quash, quell, quench, restrain, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate, suppress, throttle). (various references)

Russian		унижать (abase, degrade, demean, depreciate, humiliate, lower). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		mučiti (agonize, ail, beleaguer, excruciate, gnaw, harass, nettle, persecute, plague, rack, rankle, tantalize, torment, torture), poniziti (abase, debase, degrade, demean, downgrade, humble, humiliate). (various references)

Spanish		mortificar (chagrin, damage, gall, spite). (various references)

Swedish		förödmjuka (abase, do down, humble, humiliate). (various references)

Turkish		utandırmak (abash, bring disgrace on smb., confound, disgrace, embarrass, humiliate, make smb. feel small, put smb. to confusion, put smb. to shame, put to the blush, scandalize, shame, wither), kangren olmak (gangrene, sphacelate), incitmek (aggrieve, cut, cut up, gall, harm, hurt, hurt deeply, injure, offend, pique, scarify, scathe, scotch, sting, strain, touch, wound). (various references)

Ukrainian		змертвіти, принижувати (belittle, невимушенІсть [f], deject, demean, derogate, detract, humble, humiliate, lower, slur, snub, spite, vilify), приборкувати (chasten, check, curb, halter, harness, refrain). (various references)

Welsh		marwhau (deaden), marweiddio (deaden). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	mortificabis, mortificamur, mortificare, mortificat, mortificate, mortificati, mortificationem, mortificatis, mortificatus. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	mortificare. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 8, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ei gar kata sarka zhte mellete apoqnhskein ei de pneumati taV praxeiV tou swmatoV qanatoute zhsesqe
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si enim secundum carnem vixeritis moriemini si autem Spiritu facta carnis mortificatis vivetis
Old English	990	West Saxon	Forþy gif ge libbað æfter firenfulum flesce sculon ge sweltan; ac gif ge acwellað lichaman misdæda þurh þone Gast, sculon ge libban
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For if ye lyuen aftir the fleisch, ye schulen die; but if ye bi the spirit sleen the dedis of the fleisch, ye schulen lyue.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For if ye live after the flesshe ye must dye. But yf ye mortifie the dedes of the body by the helpe of the sprite ye shall lyve.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 8, Verse 13
Cebuano	kay mamatay kamo kon magkinabuhi kamo uyon sa unod, apan mabuhi kamo kon pinaagi sa Espiritu inyong patyon ang mga binuhatan sa lawas.
Croatian	Jer ako po tijelu živite, umrijeti vam je, ako li pak Duhom usmræujete tjelesna djela, živjet æete.
Danish	thi dersom I leve efter Kødet, skulle I dø, men dersom l ved Ånden døde Legemets Gerninger, skulle I leve.
Dutch	Want indien gij naar het vlees leeft, zo zult gij sterven; maar indien gij door den Geest de werkingen des lichaams doodt, zo zult gij leven.
Finnish	Sillä jos te lihan mukaan elätte, pitää teidän kuoleman; mutta jos te Hengellä kuoletatte ruumiin teot, niin saatte elää.
French	Si vous vivez selon la chair, vous mourrez; mais si par l`Esprit vous faites mourir les actions du corps, vous vivrez,
German	Denn wo ihr nach dem Fleisch lebet, so werdet ihr sterben müssen; wo ihr aber durch den Geist des Fleisches Geschäfte tötet, so werdet ihr leben.
Hungarian	Mert, ha test szerint éltek, meghaltok; de ha a test cselekedeteit a lélekkel megöldökölitek, éltek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Karena kalau kalian hidup menurut tabiat manusia, maka kalian akan mati; tetapi kalau dengan kuasa Roh Allah, kalian terus saja mematikan perbuatan-perbuatanmu yang berdosa, maka kalian akan hidup.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	karena jikalau kamu hidup menurut tabiat duniawi, maka kamu akan mati kelak; tetapi jikalau dengan Roh itu kamu mematikan perbuatan tubuh itu, maka kamu akan hidup kelak.
Italian	poiché se vivete secondo la carne, voi morirete; se invece con l'aiuto dello Spirito voi fate morire le opere del corpo, vivrete.
Maori	Ki te noho hoki koutou i runga i ta te kikokiko, ka mate koutou; ki te mea ia ka whakamate koutou i nga mahi a te tinana, he mea na te Wairua, ka ora koutou.
Norwegian	for dersom I lever efter kjødet, da skal I dø; men dersom I døder legemets gjerninger ved Ånden, da skal I leve.
Portuguese	porque se viverdes segundo a carne, haveis de morrer; mas, se pelo Espírito mortificardes as obras do corpo, vivereis.
Rumanian	Dacq trqiyi dupq kndemnurile ei, veyi muri; dar dacq, prin Duhul, faceyi sq moarq faptele trupului, veyi trqi.
Russian	Й�'П ЕУМЙ ЦЙЧЕФЕ � П � МПФЙ, ФП ХНТЕФЕ, Б ЕУМЙ �"ХИПН ХНЕТЭЧМСЕФЕ �"ЕМБ � МПФУЛЙЕ, ФП ЦЙЧЩ �'Х�"ЕФЕ.
Shuar	Ayash wakeramu umirniuitkiurmeka jakattarme. Antsu Yusa Wakaní pujurtamkurmin ayash wakeramu nupetkarmeka pénker wekasarum nekas iwiaaku átatrume.
Spanish	Porque si vivís conforme a la carne, habéis de morir; pero si por el Espíritu hacéis morir las prácticas de la carne, viviréis.
Swahili	Kwa maana, kama mkiishi kufuatana na matakwa ya maumbile ya kibinadamu, hakika mtakufa. Lakini, kama kwa njia ya Roho mnayaua matendo yenu maovu, basi, mtaishi.
Swedish	Ty om i leven efter köttet, så skolen I dö; men om I genom ande döden kroppens gärningar, så skolen I leva.
Uma	Apa' ane tatuku' kahinaa nono-ta to dada'a, ka'omea-na mpai' mate-ta pai' -ta ragaa' ngkai Alata'ala. Tapi' ane tabahaka po'ingku-ta to dada'a hante baraka' Inoha' Tomoroli', mporata-ta katuwua' to lompe' dohe Alata'ala.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "mortify": mortifying. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Mortify" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mirtify, morbific, mordbity, mordify, mortif, motify, multifit. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "mortify" (pronounced mô"rtufī')
6	-ô" r t u f ī'	fortify.
4	-t u f ī'	beautify, certify, decertify, demystify, gratify, identify, justify, misidentify, mystify, notify, quantify, ratify, rectify, stratify, stultify, testify.
3	-u f ī'	acidify, amplify, calcify, clarify, classify, codify, crucify, declassify, deify, detoxify, dignify, disqualify, diversify, edify, electrify, exemplify, falsify, gentrify, glorify, horrify, indemnify, intensify, liquefy, magnify, modify, mollify, mummify, nullify, ossify, oversimplify, pacify, personify, petrify, purify, qualify, ramify, reclassify, requalify, reunify, signify, simplify, solidify, specify, terrify, typify, unify, verify, vilify.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "f-i-m-o-r-t-y"
	-2 letters: forty, motif.
	-3 letters: firm, form, fort, frit, from, miry, mity, mort, omit, rift, rimy, riot, roti, ryot, tiro, tori, tory, trim, trio, troy, tyro.
	-4 letters: fir, fit, for, foy, fro, fry, mir, mor, mot, oft, ort, rif, rim, rom, rot, tom, tor, toy, try, yom.
	-5 letters: if, it, mi, mo, my, of, om, or.
	Words containing the letters "f-i-m-o-r-t-y"
	+1 letter: fumitory.
	+2 letters: deformity, formality, styliform.
	+3 letters: conformity, mortifying, uniformity.
	+4 letters: fluorimetry, formability, formatively, informality, informatory.
	+5 letters: comfortingly, confirmatory, inconformity, inflammatory, multiformity, transmogrify, unconformity.
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