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Mortify
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(1):
(v. t.) To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
(2):
(v. t.) To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
(3):
(v. t.) To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
(4):
(v. t.) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.
(5):
(v. i.) To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
(6):
(v. i.) To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
(7):
(v. i.) To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mortify'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mortify.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mortify'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mortify.html. 1828.