mortify meaning in Tamil
இழிவுபடுத்து
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/US/ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/
mortify in Tamil: இழிவுபடுத்து, புண்படுத்து, உடல் சார்ந்த நாட்டங்களை ஒடுக்கு, ஒறுத்தல் மேற்கொள். In English, mortify means to discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
Tamil words for mortify
- இழிவுபடுத்து, புண்படுத்து, உடல் சார்ந்த நாட்டங்களை ஒடுக்கு, ஒறுத்தல் மேற்கொள்
English meaning of mortify
- verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- verb To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
- verb To kill.
- verb To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
mortify in a sentence
- Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body.
- I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again.
- He seemed to enjoy mortifying them with news of every fresh hell loosed in the capital.
Synonyms of mortify
- macerate
- demean
- humiliate
- shame
- dispose of
- terminate
- annihilate
- bag
- baptize
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
mortify in other languages
Questions about mortify in Tamil
- What is the meaning of mortify in Tamil?
- Mortify in Tamil is இழிவுபடுத்து, புண்படுத்து, உடல் சார்ந்த நாட்டங்களை ஒடுக்கு, ஒறுத்தல் மேற்கொள்.
- mortify என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Mortify: இழிவுபடுத்து, புண்படுத்து, உடல் சார்ந்த நாட்டங்களை ஒடுக்கு, ஒறுத்தல் மேற்கொள்.
- What does mortify mean in English?
- Mortify means to discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: mortify (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mortify (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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