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I . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB trans

1. mortify usu passive:

to be mortified (be humiliated)

gedemütigt [o. gekränkt] [o. verletzt] sein

to be mortified (be ashamed)

sich acc schämen

to be mortified (be ashamed)

beschämt sein form

to be mortified (be embarrassed)

sich acc ärgern

to be mortified (be embarrassed)

Verdruss empfinden form

2. mortify REL (discipline):

to mortify sth

etw kasteien spec

to mortify sth

etw abtöten

to mortify the flesh

sich acc [o. das Fleisch] kasteien

to mortify passions

Begierden abtöten

3. mortify MED form (cause local death):

to mortify sth tissue

etw absterben lassen [o. brandig machen]

II . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB intr

mortify MED form:

mortify of tissue

absterben

mortify of tissue

brandig werden

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to mortify the flesh

sich acc [o. das Fleisch] kasteien

to mortify passions

Begierden abtöten

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She did not eat meat, dressed in white clothes, and mortified her flesh in acts of penance. en.wikipedia.org

He was mortified by the idea of deploying after having been told on a daily basis the horrors they saw over there. en.wikipedia.org

Way recalls that, during the filming, they were all mortified from the engulfing flames surrounding the set. en.wikipedia.org

Although she is mortified by this discovery, he is unperturbed. en.wikipedia.org

Ray is mortified that his worst nightmare is coming true and asks what is going on. en.wikipedia.org

But her in-laws remained mortified that a woman would work as an engineer. en.wikipedia.org

The dressing room is destroyed, we are mortified. en.wikipedia.org

I was mortified when they dragged out the cardboard cutout and pretended to do an interview with me. en.wikipedia.org

They are exhorted to mind things that are above, to mortify every evil principle of their nature, and to put on the new man. en.wikipedia.org

Both are shocked and mortified that their intense love has suddenly been called into question. en.wikipedia.org

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I . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB trans

1. mortify usu passive:

2. mortify REL (discipline):

3. mortify MED form (cause local death):

II . mor·ti·fy <-ie-> [ˈmɔ:tɪfaɪ, Am ˈmɔ:rt̬ə-] VB intr

mortify MED form:

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