Mortify

·vi To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, ·etc.

II. Mortify ·vt To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.

III. Mortify ·vt To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.

IV. Mortify ·vi To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.

V. Mortify ·vi To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to Gangrene.

VI. Mortify ·vt To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to Humble; to Depress.

VII. Mortify ·vt To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to Abase; to Humble.