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Synset

hold within limits and control
<verb.emotion>

crucify more info
mortify more info
subdue more info

sample sentences

"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
mortification
semantic pointers
entailment
abstain, refrain, desist
hypernym
control, check, contain, curb, hold in, hold, moderate
hyponym
mortify