Word

mortify, v.
(mortified, mortifies, mortifying)

undergo necrosis
<verb.body>

gangrene mortify necrose sphacelate

sample sentences

"the tissue around the wound necrosed"

verb frames

Somebody's (body part) ----s

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Somebody's (body part) ----s

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Somebody's (body part) ----s

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Somebody's (body part) ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gangrene

lexical pointers

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mortification

lexical pointers

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sphacelus sphacelus

semantic pointers

hypernym

waste, rot

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

abase chagrin humble humiliate mortify

sample sentences

"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

humiliation humiliation humiliation humiliation

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mortification mortification

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chagrin

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abasement

semantic pointers

hypernym

hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

hyponym

crush, smash demean, take down, degrade, disgrace, put down

hold within limits and control
<verb.emotion>

crucify mortify subdue

sample sentences

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

verb frames

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

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

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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

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
<verb.emotion>

mortify

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mortification

semantic pointers

hypernym

mortify, subdue, crucify train, discipline, condition, check