Main Entry: mor·ti·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈmȯr-tə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mor·ti·fied; mor·ti·fy·ing

Etymology: Middle English mortifien, from Anglo-French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificare, from Latin mort-, mors

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 obsolete : to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of
2 : to subdue or deaden (as the body or bodily appetites) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
3 : to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shameintransitive verb 1 : to practice mortification
2 : to become necrotic or gangrenous