mortify B2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/ UK /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #73177 Meanings 1 verb To make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed. I was mortified when I tripped and fell in front of the whole class. 2 verb To control your body and desires through strict self-discipline, often for religious reasons. Some monks mortify the body through fasting and hardship. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone feel very... humiliateshame Word family Forms mortifiedmortifiesmortifying Related forms mortification Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman mortifier, Middle French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificō (“cause death”), from Latin mors (“death”) + -ficō (“-fy”). *mer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mortify **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 73177 ## Meanings 1. To make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed. 2. To control your body and desires through strict self-discipline, often for religious reasons. ## Examples - I was mortified when I tripped and fell in front of the whole class. - Some monks mortify the body through fasting and hardship. ## Related Forms - mortification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mer- ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman mortifier, Middle French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificō (“cause death”), from Latin mors (“death”) + -ficō (“-fy”). ## AI Etymology Mortify comes from Anglo-Norman mortifier, Middle French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificō (“cause death”), from Latin mors (“death”) + -ficō (“-fy”). In present-day English its meanings include to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed and to control your body and desires through strict self-discipline, often for religious reasons. Related and derived forms include mortification. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown