(動) 侮辱する; 抑制する; 壊死にかかる

v. shame, humiliate; get gangrene; suppress fleshly desires for spiritual discipline

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Verb
1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
(hypernym) subdue, cricify
(derivation) mortification
2. hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
(synonym) subdue, cricify
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(entail) abstain, refrain, desist
(derivation) mortification
3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
(synonym) humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase
(hypernym) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
(hyponym) crush, smash, demolish
(derivation) chagrin, humiliation, mortification
4. undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
(synonym) necrose, gangrene, sphacelate
(hypernym) waste, rot
(derivation) necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus

v. ponížit; zahanbit

Czas. zawstydzać; żenować