adjective🔗ShareAcutely embarrassed."She was mortified when she accidentally called her teacher "Mom". "emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on."Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."bodymindsoulreligionphilosophymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity."She was mortified when she tripped and dropped her lunch tray in the crowded cafeteria. ""She was mortified when she realized she had accidentally called her teacher "Mom" in front of the whole class. "emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill."The angry mob mortified the protestors who had blocked the road. "actioninhumanwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize."The doctor mortified the pain in my leg with a strong injection. "emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic."The severe frost mortified the leaves on the young apple tree, turning them black and brittle. "medicinebiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress."I was mortified when I tripped and dropped my lunch all over the cafeteria floor. "emotionmindhumanattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grant in mortmain."The wealthy landowner mortified a significant portion of his estate to the church, ensuring its perpetual ownership by the religious institution. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lose vitality."The cut flowers in the vase quickly mortified, drooping and turning brown within a few days. "physiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gangrene."The neglected wound, left unattended and uncleaned, began to mortified, turning black and emitting a foul odor. "medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be subdued."The loud music mortified their attempt to have a quiet conversation. "mindemotioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading