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   Mortify , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mortifying .] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Mortal, and -fy.]
   To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
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   To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine.
   Bacon.
   
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   He mortified pearls in vinegar.
   Hakewill.
   
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   To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble; as, to mortify the flesh.
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   With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.
   Harte.
   
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   Mortify thy learned lust.
   Prior.
   
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   Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth.
   Col. iii. 5.
   
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   To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.
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   The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations.
   Evelyn.
   
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   How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought!
   Addison.
   
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   To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of; to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was mortified to lose by 45 to 0.
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   Mortify, v. i.
   To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
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   To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
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   This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and mortify.
   Law.
   
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   To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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