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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | mortifier, from Latin mors; MORTAL1 |
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mor‧ti‧fy
past tense and past participle mortified, present participle mortifying, third person singular mortifies [transitive]
past tense and past participle mortified, present participle mortifying, third person singular mortifies [transitive]1 to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
2 to try to control your natural physical desires and needs by making your body suffer pain
mortify the flesh/yourself
formalRR —mortifying adjective
