mortify
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
mort
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
mortify
deaden; to subdue or deaden the bodily appetites (craving for something) especially by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort
使...受辱, 抑制
Example: Note: subdue = to conquer and bring into subjection. subjection = putting\nsomething under control. abstinence = voluntary forbearance from indulgence of\nappetite. forbearance = refraining
Dissection of mortify
mortify = mort (death) + i + -fy (to make; cause; do; actually -ify is a verb suffix defined in Webster dictionary, -ify = -fy);
mortify = to make deaden or experience shame
Now Repeat my Dissection
mortify = to make deaden or experience shame
Important roots for this word:
-fy
mort
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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