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mortify vs contain

contain vs mortify

mortify and contain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mortify No No Yes No
contain No No Yes No
As verbs, contain is a hypernym of mortify; that is, contain is a word with a broader meaning than mortify:
  • mortify: hold within limits and control
  • contain: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Other hypernyms of mortify include check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate.
mortify (verb) contain (verb)
undergo necrosis hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
hold within limits and control include or contain; have as a component
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites be divisible by
contain or hold; have within
be capable of holding or containing
Difference between mortify and contain

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