·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Mortify.
II. Mortifying ·adj Subduing the appetites, desires, ·etc.; as, mortifying penances.
III. Mortifying ·adj Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
IV. Mortifying ·adj Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.