Hyphenation of mortify

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mortify? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

mor-ti-fy

Definitions of mortify:

1.	Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
2.	Hold within limits and control Subdue one's appetites Mortify the flesh
3.	Cause to feel shame Hurt the pride of He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
4.	Undergo necrosis The tissue around the wound necrosed

Synonyms of mortify:

verb	subdue, cricify, discipline, train, check, condition
verb	subdue, cricify, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
verb	humiliate, chagrin, humble, abase, hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
verb	necrose, gangrene, sphacelate, waste, rot

Last hyphenations of this language

aa smellfungi speleologist style red-flowering price selenobismuthite affrontiveness authoritativeness hook-shouldered zaptieh pivot promiscuities hapiton enneandrian dimensional anywhere replies electronics

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.