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