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Webster 1913 Edition


Mortifier

Mor′ti-fiˊer

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Noun.
One who, or that which, mortifies.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mortifier

MOR'TIFIER

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Noun.
He or that which mortifies.

Definition 2024


mortifier

mortifier

English

Alternative forms

  • mortifiar (Scots, [17th century])

Noun

mortifier (plural mortifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, mortifies.

Middle French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead
    • 1586, Henry Suso, Oeuvres spirituelles, page 21:
      mortifier en nous toute sensualité
      kill in us all sensuality
  2. to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Old French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. to kill; to render dead

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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