mortify in German
mortify in German
abtöten
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]
abtöten
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.]
töten
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.]