mortifier

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From mortify +‎ -er; compare French mortifieur.

Noun

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mortifier (plural mortifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, mortifies

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mortificāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.ti.fje/
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Verb

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mortifier

  1. to mortify, humiliate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Latin mortificō.

Verb

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mortifier

  1. (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead
    • 1586, Henry Suso, Oeuvres spirituelles, page 21:
      mortifier en nous toute sensualité
      kill in us all sensuality
  2. to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on)

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • English: mortify
  • French: mortifier

Old French

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Etymology

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Latin mortificō.

Verb

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mortifier

  1. to kill; to render dead

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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