Mortify

mor′ti-fī, v.t. to destroy the vital functions of: to subdue by severities and penance: to vex: to humble: ( Scots law ) to dispose of by mortification.— v.i. to lose vitality, to gangrene: to be subdued:— pa.t. and pa.p. mor′tified. — ns. Mortificā′tion , act of mortifying or state of being mortified: the death of one part of an animal body: a bringing under of the pa ions and appetites by a severe or strict manner of living: humiliation: vexation: that which mortifies or vexes: ( Scots law ) a bequest to some charitable institution; Mor′tifiedne , subjugation of the pa ions; Mor′tifier , one who mortifies.— adj. Mor′tifying , tending to mortify or humble: humiliating: vexing. [Fr.,—Low L. mortificāre , to cause death to— mors death, facĕre , to make.]