Mortifying1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mortify.
2. (a.) Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
3. (a.) Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
4. (a.) Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
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