Main entry: sphacelate, gangrene, mortify, necrose
Definition: undergo necrosis
Usage: the tissue around the wound necrosed
Main entry: humble, humiliate, mortify, abase, chagrin
Definition: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Usage: He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Main entry: crucify, subdue, mortify
Definition: hold within limits and control
Usage: subdue one's appetites; mortify the flesh
Main entry: mortify
Definition: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites