What part of speech is mortify?

Mortify can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mortify is a verb, present, 1st person singular of mortify (infinitive).
  • 2. mortify is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does mortify mean?

Definitions

Verb

mortify - hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
mortify - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"

Examples of mortify

#   Sentence  
1. verb Mortify the flesh.
Sentence  
verb
Mortify the flesh.

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