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腌 — meaning in English

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English meaning

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

Senses

腌 is used for these senses in English:

  • macerate To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
  • 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.
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