verb🔗Share抑制する、禁欲するTo discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on."Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."肉体を抑制することで、聖人を目指す人もいる。bodymindsoulreligionphilosophymoraltheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share屈辱を与える, 面目を失わせる(usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity."Being called on to answer a question I didn't know in front of the whole class was mortifying. "クラス全員の前で、知らない質問に答えさせられるのは屈辱的だった。emotionmindcharacterhumanattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share殺す, 殺害するTo kill."The strict religious leader believed fasting and self-denial were ways to mortifying the flesh, thus achieving spiritual purity. "厳格な宗教指導者は、断食と自己否定が肉を殺し、それによって精神的な純粋さを達成する方法だと信じていた。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share無効にする, 無力化するTo reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize."The chef used lemon juice to mortify the strong fishy odor of the salmon. "シェフはサーモンの強い生臭さを無効にするためにレモン汁を使った。physiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share壊死させる, 腐敗させるTo kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic."The chemotherapy treatment mortified the cancerous tumor cells, killing them off. "化学療法は、がん腫瘍細胞を壊死させ、それらを死滅させました。medicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share屈辱を与える, 恥をかかせるTo affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress."Forgetting my lines during the school play completely mortified me. "学校劇で台詞を忘れてしまい、私はすっかり恥をかきました。emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share死手に譲渡するTo grant in mortmain."The wealthy landowner chose to mortify a large portion of his estate to the church, ensuring it would remain under their perpetual control and benefit. "裕福な地主は、教会の永続的な管理と利益のために、自分の広大な土地の大部分を死手に譲渡することを選んだ。propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衰える, 弱るTo lose vitality."The neglected houseplant was mortifying, its leaves turning brown and brittle from lack of water. "手入れの行き届かない観葉植物は衰え、水不足で葉が茶色く脆くなっていた。physiologybiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share壊疽を起こす, 腐敗するTo gangrene."The lack of blood flow caused the tissue to slowly mortify. "血流不足が原因で、組織は徐々に壊疽を起こした。medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share屈辱を与える, 抑制するTo be subdued."The embarrassing news mortified her; she felt completely subdued and ashamed. "その恥ずかしいニュースは彼女に屈辱を与え、彼女は完全に打ちのめされ、恥ずかしいと感じました。emotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share苦行, 禁欲Mortification; abstinence"mortifyings of the flesh"肉体の苦行sufferingsoulmindreligionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share屈辱的な, 恥ずかしいCausing mortification; extremely embarrassing."Forgetting my lines during the school play was a mortifying experience. "学校劇で台詞を忘れたのは屈辱的な経験だった。emotionmindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading