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mortify (48 synonym found)

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throw into confusion

crumble into dust

fall into decay

fall to pieces

go to pieces

put to shame

bring down

discompose

disconcert

sphacelate

cast down

castigate

decompose

discomfit

downgrade

embarrass

subjugate

suppurate

break up

confound

gangrene

let down

put down

putresce

suppress

chagrin

chasten

corrupt

crumble

deflate

necrose

put out

putrefy

canker

fester

go bad

mildew

molder

punish

rankle

rebuff

subdue

abash

decay

spoil

upset

mold

rot

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Definition of mortify:

(v) : to embarrass; to discipline oneself by suppressing desires

"some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body. I wonder if such ascetics are masochists?"

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Definition of mortify:

(v) : to embarrass; to discipline oneself by suppressing desires

"some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body. I wonder if such ascetics are masochists?"

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