mortify vs crush

crush vs mortify

mortify is not a noun while crush is a noun.

mortify and crush both are verbs.

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

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

mortify: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
crush: humiliate or depress completely

Other hyponyms of mortify include smash, degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down.

mortify (noun)	crush (noun)
	the act of crushing
	temporary love of an adolescent
	a dense crowd of people
	leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

mortify (verb)	crush (verb)
undergo necrosis	break into small pieces
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
hold within limits and control	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites	make ineffective
	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
	crush or bruise
	humiliate or depress completely
	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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