mortifies is a form of:

Mortify



verbpast tense: mortified ; past participle: mortified ; present participle: mortifying ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to humiliate greatly, to subdue by discipline or selfdenial, (of flesh) to become gangrene) mortify their pride ធ្វើអោយ អាប់មុខ, បំបាក់មុខ
Example: It mortifies me to forget the name of a person I am introducing.mortify one's body ប្រព្រឹត្ដអត្ដកិលកម្ម
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: mortified ; past participle: mortified ; present participle: mortifying ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
6.
(TRANSITIVE) To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.
7.
(TRANSITIVE) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.