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mortifier

Pronunciation: /mɔʁ.ti.fje/

“mortifier” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to mortify, humiliate

In French

Meurtrir.
Soumettre son corps à des souffrances physiques ou morales, à des privations pour se purifier.
Réprimer en parlant des sens, des passions, etc.
Humilier.
Faire que de la viande devienne plus tendre, en la battant, ou en la faisandant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mortificāre.

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