mortify
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(verb) hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites" |
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Synonyms: subdue |
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Related Words: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
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(verb) lower in esteem; hurt the pride of |
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Synonyms: abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate |
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Related Words: degrade, demean, disgrace, hurt, injure, offend, put down, spite, wound |
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(verb) undergo necrosis; of tissue |
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Synonyms: gangrene, necrose, sphacelate |
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Related Words: rot, waste |
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