mortify
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ//ˈmɔɹtɪfaɪ/verb
Definitions
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
Example: Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body.
(usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.
Example: I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again.
To kill.
To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.