单词	mortifying
释义	mortifymor‧ti‧fy /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ $ ˈmɔːr-/ verb (past tense and past participle mortified, present participle mortifying, third person singular mortifies) [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmortify Origin: 1300-1400 Old French mortifier, from Latin mors; ➔ MORTAL1 Verb Table VERB TABLE mortify Simple Form Present I, you, we, they mortify he, she, it mortifies Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they mortified Present perfect I, you, we, they have mortified he, she, it has mortified Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had mortified Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will mortify Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have mortified Continuous Form Present I am mortifying he, she, it is mortifying you, we, they are mortifying Past I, he, she, it was mortifying you, we, they were mortifying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been mortifying he, she, it has been mortifying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been mortifying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be mortifying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been mortifying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES As a teenager, making any mistake socially would have mortified me. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Other scholars heard that he was unwell and sent him notes made remote by their instinct that his straits must mortify him. We may imagine an ascetic who consistently chooses the sour instead of the sweet apple, in order to mortify the flesh. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► mortify the flesh/yourself We may imagine an ascetic who consistently chooses the sour instead of the sweet apple, in order to mortify the flesh. 1to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed2mortify the flesh/yourself formal to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain—mortifying adjective
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