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mortify
What does mortify mean?
mortify (verb): to injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce mortify?
/ˈmɔɹtɪˌfaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mortify come from?
From Anglo-Norman mortifier, Middle French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificō (“cause death”), from Latin mors (“death”) + -ficō (“-fy”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of mortify?
Words related to mortify
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “mortify” mean?
to misstep; to walk or run clumsily; to trip or fall
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to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
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to injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate
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to play about roughly, energetically or boisterously
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originate
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designate
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humiliate
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speculate
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