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mortify
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ verb ] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Examples "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Related terms hurt degrade crush humiliation chagrin humiliation humiliation |
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[ verb ] practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
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[ verb ] (medicine) undergo necrosis
Synonyms Examples "the tissue around the wound necrosed" |
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