mortifier

== English == === Alternative forms === mortifiar (Scots, [17th century]) === Etymology === From mortify +‎ -er; compare French mortifieur. === Noun === mortifier (plural mortifiers) One who, or that which, mortifies == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mortificāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔʁ.ti.fje/ === Verb === mortifier to mortify, humiliate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mortifiant mortification === Further reading === “mortifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Latin mortificō. === Verb === mortifier (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on) ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== → English: mortify French: mortifier == Old French == === Etymology === Latin mortificō. === Verb === mortifier to kill; to render dead ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== → English: mortify French: mortifier