transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯr-tə-ˌfī ]
verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: Middle English mortifien, from Anglo-French mortifier, from Late Latin mortificare, from Latin mort-, mors
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to destroy the strength, vitality, or functioning of
2. : to subdue or deaden (as the body or bodily appetites) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
3. : to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
intransitive verb
1. : to practice mortification
2. : to become necrotic or gangrenous