injure vs mortify

injure and mortify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
injure	No	No	Yes	No
mortify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mortify is a hyponym of injure; that is, mortify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:

Other hyponyms of injure include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, sting, abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate.

injure (verb)	mortify (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to	undergo necrosis
cause damage or affect negatively	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
hurt the feelings of	hold within limits and control
	practice self-denial of one's body and appetites