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Mortify (Verb)

Hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh".

Verbs of feeling.

Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss".

Verbs of feeling.

Undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites.

Verbs of feeling.