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So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall.
Henry Vaughan

Meaning of "mortifies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORTIFIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORTIFIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mortifies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mortifies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MORTIFIES

PRESENT

Present
I mortify
you mortify
he/she/it mortifies
we mortify
you mortify
they mortify
Present continuous
I am mortifying
you are mortifying
he/she/it is mortifying
we are mortifying
you are mortifying
they are mortifying
Present perfect
I have mortified
you have mortified
he/she/it has mortified
we have mortified
you have mortified
they have mortified
Present perfect continuous
I have been mortifying
you have been mortifying
he/she/it has been mortifying
we have been mortifying
you have been mortifying
they have been mortifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mortified
you mortified
he/she/it mortified
we mortified
you mortified
they mortified
Past continuous
I was mortifying
you were mortifying
he/she/it was mortifying
we were mortifying
you were mortifying
they were mortifying
Past perfect
I had mortified
you had mortified
he/she/it had mortified
we had mortified
you had mortified
they had mortified
Past perfect continuous
I had been mortifying
you had been mortifying
he/she/it had been mortifying
we had been mortifying
you had been mortifying
they had been mortifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mortify
you will mortify
he/she/it will mortify
we will mortify
you will mortify
they will mortify
Future continuous
I will be mortifying
you will be mortifying
he/she/it will be mortifying
we will be mortifying
you will be mortifying
they will be mortifying
Future perfect
I will have mortified
you will have mortified
he/she/it will have mortified
we will have mortified
you will have mortified
they will have mortified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mortifying
you will have been mortifying
he/she/it will have been mortifying
we will have been mortifying
you will have been mortifying
they will have been mortifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would mortifies
you would mortifies
he/she/it would mortifies
we would mortifies
you would mortifies
they would mortifies
Conditional continuous
I would be mortifying
you would be mortifying
he/she/it would be mortifying
we would be mortifying
you would be mortifying
they would be mortifying
Conditional perfect
I would have mortifies
you would have mortifies
he/she/it would have mortifies
we would have mortifies
you would have mortifies
they would have mortifies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mortifying
you would have been mortifying
he/she/it would have been mortifying
we would have been mortifying
you would have been mortifying
they would have been mortifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mortify
we let´s mortify
you mortify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mortify
Past participle
mortified
Present Participle
mortifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORTIFIES

mortice
mortice lock
morticer
mortician
mortiferous
mortiferousness
mortific
mortification
mortified
mortifier
mortify
mortifying
mortifyingly
Mortimer
mortise
mortise and tenon joint
mortise lock
mortiser
mortling
mortmain

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORTIFIES

amplifies
certifies
clarifies
classifies
demystifies
detoxifies
exemplifies
fortifies
identifies
indemnifies
intensifies
justifies
modifies
notifies
qualifies
satisfies
signifies
simplifies
specifies
testifies
verifies

Synonyms and antonyms of mortifies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORTIFIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mortifies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mortifies

Translation of «mortifies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORTIFIES

Find out the translation of mortifies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mortifies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mortifies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mortifies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mortifica
570 millions of speakers

English

mortifies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mortifies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mortifies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умерщвляет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mortifica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mortifies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mortifie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kränkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mortifies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mortifies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mortifies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mortifies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तोटा होतो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mortifies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mortifica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mortifies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умертвляє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mortifies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρώνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mortifies
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mortifies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mortifies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mortifies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTIFIES»

The term «mortifies» is used very little and occupies the 156.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORTIFIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mortifies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mortifies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mortifies

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «MORTIFIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mortifies.
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Henry Vaughan
So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTIFIES»

Discover the use of mortifies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mortifies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection
That he who mortifies not himself, leads not the life of a Christian, nor even of a man. St. Austin says, that the life of beasts is of one kind, that of angels of another , while the life of man differs from both. The life of beasts is wholly terrene ; the ...
Alfonso Rodríguez, 1861
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Annals of Glasgow: Comprising an Account of the Public ...
George Hutchison, mortifies, 16th December 1639, for poor aged Men, - - 20,000 merks. Thomas Hutchison, mortifies, 9th March 1641, for poor Boys, ----- 20,200 do. George Hutchison, mortifies, 3d July 1641, for Men and Boys, - - - - 10,000 do  ...
James Cleland, 1816
3
The Christian's Unity with Christ
He mortifies the sin nature for you! The working of the Holy Spirit is in harmony with Christ's redemption of the Christian, Christ crucified the power of the old Adamic sin nature; it is mortified by the Holy Spirit who works in harmony with Christ ...
Jim McCoy, 2007
4
Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn (Pop! - Book 1)
Mrs. Bennet mortifies Lizzy by speaking loudlyand openly about howsurely Mr. Bingley will propose to Jane any day now, anditwillbe so niceto haveJane married toa richman,and howJane's marriage willdoubtless lead to rich husbands Lizzy ...
Carrie Sessarego, 2014
5
Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone’s Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it’s the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices.
Kristin Hannah, 2008
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On Christian perfection [an abridged transl.].
For the same reason, he that mortifies his flesh, ceases not to love it, but he loves his soul better ; and he mortifies his body for no other reason than to save his soul. This, then, is not to hate our body, but it is to love eternal life better. Chap. VIII.
Alonso Rodriguez, 1848
7
The English-irish Dictionary
He Article of" governs no Cafe, but it mortifies, or extinguishes an initial consonant capable of aspiration in all nominatives singular of nouns of the feminine gender that immediatly follow it. Likewise in all genitives singular of the masculine ...
‎1732
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London Medical Gazette
Again, at page 421, Mr. Tyrrell says, " Tbe cornea then mortifies from .a strangulation of its blood-vessels ; and this strangulation is produced by the chemosis, or tbe elevation and tension of the conjunctiva, which covers the sclerotic.
‎1839
9
An essay on the resurrection of Christ
The pride of virtue it mortifies, by showing that, in point of acceptance with God, all men are on a level ; that as all have ' sinned, all are equally at the disposal of mercy ; and that all who are saved, are alike indebted to sovereign grace, reigning ...
James Dore, Jesus Christ, 1840
10
The Principles of Surgery ...
before it mortifies : during that state of inflammation, it is hard driven into the ring; — there it is fixed, adheres, is straitened more and more, till the mortification is complete. But observe how. this is effected : all that is below the stricture mortifies  ...
John Bell, Sir Charles Bell, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORTIFIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mortifies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
View: Sorry for embarrassing you, Lafayette
For better or for worse, I tend to drum up the past. I'm like a proud parent that mortifies his teenage son by showing off naked baby pictures ... «Journal and Courier, Jul 15»
2
MaryJanice Davidson: I went to see 'Inside Out' for Lewis Black; Amy …
... and is on the hockey team, and her parents are supporting her by painting their faces in the school colors, which mortifies her, as it should. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Near-double drowning spotlights Fourth of July threat
“It mortifies me that somebody took their eyes off a child, even for a minute and that's all it takes a child can go under water and all of a sudden ... «KPHO Phoenix, Jul 15»
4
Parallels Between Our Oceans and Internet Governance …
As someone who is absolutely crazy about the ocean, and water, it absolutely mortifies me to think that sadly the increasing pollution, oil spills, ... «CircleID, Jun 15»
5
Attorney to Pay $4.6M Fine Over Microcap Fraud
... and mail fraud. “What I did mortifies me, and I'll never do anything like that again,” Gottbetter told the judge at his sentencing hearing. «CFO, May 15»
6
The Pakistani Friends and the Foes of the New York Times
It does not matter who tips a reporter about a story that mortifies certain people nor does it exempt the wrongdoer from his or her actions only ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
7
Sophie Monk Steals Shoe, Mortifies Shop Assistant For Kiis FM Prank
For a split second, we were concerned that they might actually be developing something vaguely resembling a sense of maturity, but then the ... «Pedestrian TV, May 15»
8
TV and Radio
Molly, though, is never off the clock, and mortifies her teenage daughter by stopping a passer-by to tell her her bra doesn't fit. Cynthia tries to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
9
Do You Ever Feel Embarrassed by Your Parents?
What do parents do that mortifies their kids? In the Opinion essay “On Mother's Day, Embrace Embarrassment,” Pamela Druckerman writes:. «New York Times, May 15»
10
Dear Hamza Ali Abbasi, your diva fits on Facebook have to stop!
If what these female actors do mortifies you to this existent, why work with them, Mr Abbasi? PHOTO: SCREENSHOT. Hamza Ali Abbasi, of ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»

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