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mortify vs waste

waste vs mortify

mortify is not a noun while waste is a noun.

mortify is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

mortify and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mortify No No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hypernym of mortify; that is, waste is a word with a broader meaning than mortify:
  • mortify: undergo necrosis
  • waste: become physically weaker
Other hypernyms of mortify include rot.
mortify (noun) waste (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
mortify (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
mortify (verb) waste (verb)
undergo necrosis become physically weaker
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
hold within limits and control cause to grow thin or weak
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between mortify and waste

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