Mortifying

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Mortifying [1]

(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mortify

(2): ( a.) Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.

(3): ( a.) Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.

(4): ( a.) Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.

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