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mortified
(encz) | mortified,ponížený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Mortified
(gcide) | Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, 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.]
1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to
produce gangrene in.
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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Mortified
(gcide) | Mortified \Mor"ti*fied\,
imp. & p. p. of Mortify.
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mortified
(gcide) | mortified \mor"ti*fied\, a.
Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.
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mortified
(wn) | mortified
adj 1: suffering from tissue death [syn: gangrenous,
mortified]
2: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride;
"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the
street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work";
"felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" [syn:
embarrassed, humiliated, mortified] |
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mortified
(encz) | mortified,ponížený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mortified
(gcide) | Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, 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.]
1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to
produce gangrene in.
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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.
[1913 Webster + PJC]Mortified \Mor"ti*fied\,
imp. & p. p. of Mortify.
[1913 Webster]mortified \mor"ti*fied\, a.
Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.
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Mortifiedness
(gcide) | Mortifiedness \Mor"ti*fied*ness\, n.
The state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the
passions. [R.]
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Unmortified
(gcide) | Unmortified \Unmortified\
See mortified. |
mortified
(wn) | mortified
adj 1: suffering from tissue death [syn: gangrenous,
mortified]
2: made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride;
"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the
street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work";
"felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" [syn:
embarrassed, humiliated, mortified] |
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