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mortify

Mortify is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter M and ends with the letter Y for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
(v. t.) To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
(v. t.) To deaden by religious or other discipline as the carnal affections bodily appetites or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
(v. t.) To affect with vexation chagrin or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
(v. i.) To lose vitality and organic structure as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.

Syllable Information

The word mortify is a 7 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for mortify is: mor-ti-fy


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