Meaning of "mortify" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORTIFY

Via Old French from Church Latin mortificāre to put to death, from Latin mors death + facere to do.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MORTIFY

mortify  [ˈmɔːtɪˌfaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORTIFY

Mortify 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 mortify in English.

WHAT DOES MORTIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mortify in the English dictionary

The first definition of mortify in the dictionary is to humiliate or cause to feel shame. Other definition of mortify is to subdue and bring under control by self-denial, disciplinary exercises, etc. Mortify is also to undergo tissue death or become gangrenous.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MORTIFY

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 mortify

you would mortify

he/she/it would mortify

we would mortify

you would mortify

they would mortify

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 mortify

you would have mortify

he/she/it would have mortify

we would have mortify

you would have mortify

they would have mortify

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.

SYNONYMS OF «MORTIFY»

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

synonyms of mortify

abase · abash · affront · annoy · chagrin · chasten · control · corrupt · crush · deaden · deflate · deny · die · disappoint · discipline · discomfit · displease · embarrass · fester · gangrene · humble · humiliate · necrose · putrefy · shame · subdue · vex

TRANSLATION OF MORTIFY

Find out the translation of mortify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mortify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mortify» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 治死
• Translator English - Spanish: mortificar
• English: mortify
• Translator English - Hindi: अपमानित करना
• Translator English - Arabic: تنسك
• Translator English - Russian: умерщвлять
• Translator English - Portuguese: mortificar
• Translator English - Bengali: বিকল করা
• Translator English - French: mortifier
• Translator English - Malay: Menipu
• Translator English - German: kasteien
• Translator English - Japanese: 悔しがらせる
• Translator English - Korean: 죽이면
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyuda
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sỉ nhục
• Translator English - Tamil: துன்புறுத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: गमवणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kangren olmak
• Translator English - Italian: mortificare
• Translator English - Polish: umartwiać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: умертвляти
• Translator English - Romanian: moară
• Translator English - Greek: απονεκρώνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: doodmaak
• Translator English - Swedish: späka
• Translator English - Norwegian: ydmyke

4 QUOTES WITH «MORTIFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mortify.

1

John Flavel

Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.

2

Kathy Griffin

I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly.

3

Kathy Griffin

Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth.

4

John Owen

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTIFY»

Discover the use of mortify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mortify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mortify

Luxi Darkin is not afraid of death.

Bryon Severns, 2008

Suffering and Sovereignty: John Flavel and the Puritans on ...

To Mortify Sin The third and primary way in which God negatively deals with sin in the believer, Flavel contends, is by ordaining suffering to mortify sin. Flavel writes, “These troubles are ordered as so many occasions and means to mortify the ...

Brian H. Cosby, 2012

Expository notes, with practical observations, on the New ...

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth ; Fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry : Note here, 1. That although the apostle told them in the third verse, that they ...

William Burkitt, 1832

Encyclopaedia Londinensis: or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...

Sherwood. To MORTIFY, v. a. \mortifier, Fr.] To destroy vital qualities. — If of the stem the frost mortify any part, cut it off. Evelyn. — To destroy active powers, or essential qualifies. — He mortified pearls in vinegar, and drunk them up. Hakewill .

John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex.), 1819

An Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the ...

Col. i;. 1 2. and prayer, Zech. xii. 1,0. yea, our very willing, XhW. ii . - 2 3. ; yet is it still our duty, and an act of obedience in us; we mortify, the Spirit acting his graces in us, and facilitating the work, oiling the wheels with his continual influences: If ...

John Brown, 1766

The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection

They are not content that we should accustom ourselves to put down our own will in indifferent and innocent things only ; but they counsel us to mortify ourselves in such as are absolutely necessary. But it may be said, how can this be done ?

Alfonso Rodríguez, 1861

Ending All Deception

(Ro 8:13) The meaning of mortify is simply to put to death. To subdue the flesh one must eradicate, stamp out, kill, and mortify the works of the flesh. “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate ...

Kenneth A. Gran, 2004

Once Out of Nature: Augustine on Time and the Body

In all his texts, Augustine claims thatone should “mortify” and “crucify” one's body in order to liftoneselfup to God. What does it mean to mortify the body? As we have seen, Christians in this period associated rigorous ascetic practices with ...

Andrea Nightingale, 2011

Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder

Mortify once meant "put to death," but no longer. The "subdue or deaden" sense of mortify is most familiar to us in the phrase "mortifying the flesh," which refers to an old custom once followed by devout Christians, who would starve themselves,  ...

Mary W. Cornog, 1993

A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...

[See Mortify ; but I believe not used.] Bacon. MORTIFIED, pp. Affected by sphacelus or gangrene. 2. Humbled; subdued; abased. MORTIFIEDNESS, n. Humiliation ; subjection of the passions. Taylor. MORTIFIER, n. He or that which mortifies.

Noah Webster, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORTIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mortify is used in the context of the following news items.

Sensitivity Over at Gawker

It's one thing for a liberal site such as Gawker to mortify an entertainer in professional wrestling -- home of casual homophobic slurs -- and quite ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»

Top 10 way modern parents embarrass today's children

... a smooch between parents and using youthful lingo are the most embarrassing things that mums and dads can do to mortify their children ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Here are the 10 most popular ways that parents mortify their children

I'd wager that most people absolutely adore their parents. Your mam and dad raised you, took care of you and continue to give you some much needed ... «JOE, Jul 15»

Mockingbird prequel, depressingly timely

It's a story about the crushing realisation that parents are humans, with flaws and prejudices that mortify and disgust the ones who love them ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»

Hitler salutes and anti-Semitic slogans at football match in Belgium

... care to such a groups in Europe, some Beitar lovers was able to truly mortify Israeli football in its entirety, and such a group specifically”. «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»

10 Mobile Games to Play While Traveling

Besides, nothing says “summer vacation” better than a hairstyle that will probably mortify you in 15 years. Janine Hawkins is a games writer ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»

COLUMN-'Go Set a Watchman' shows America just how far it hasn't …

It's a story about the crushing realization that parents are humans, with flaws and prejudices that mortify and disgust the ones who love them ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

The Classical Music Network

Would anybody who didn't know the story have known about the lascivious kisses which mortify Daphne? Would they have known that ... «ConcertoNet, Jul 15»

Ryan Reynolds Is Worried Daughter James' First Word Is Going To …

In fact, it would mortify him if his little girl's first utterance is the word 'f–k'! The Canadian said: "She's going to learn those words eventually ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»

Flight diverts after man allegedly hits wife, pees on seats

He is due back in court later this month (and perhaps he won't potentially mortify Dave Grohl by wearing a Foo Fighters shirt next time). «13WMAZ, Jul 15»