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mortifier

Variant of mortify

transitive verb mortified, mortifying

  1. to punish (one's body) or control (one's physical desires and passions) by self-denial, fasting, etc., as a means of religious or ascetic discipline
  2. to cause to feel shame, humiliation, chagrin, etc.; injure the pride or self-respect of
  3. Now Rare to cause (body tissue) to decay or become gangrenous
  4. to destroy the vitality or vigor of

intransitive verb

  1. to practice mortification (sense )
  2. Now Rare to decay or become gangrenous

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