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mortify

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted fimortyStarts with MEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. undergo necrosis

Word origin

From Anglo-Norman mortifier, Middle French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificō (“cause death”), from Latin mors (“death”) + -ficō (“-fy”).

Used in a sentence

  • Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body.
  • With fasting mortify'd, worn out with tears.
  • Mortify thy learned lust.

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