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потъпквам — meaning in English

potapkvam

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English meaning

  • mortify verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.

Senses

потъпквам is used for these senses in English:

  • mortify (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]

mortify — full definition

  1. verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
  2. verb To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
  3. verb To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
  4. verb To affect with vexation or chagrin.

Related Bulgarian words