mor´ti|fy|ing|ly — mor|ti|fy «MR tuh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to wound (a person s feelings); make (a person) feel humbled and ashamed; humiliate: »He mortified his parents with his bad behavior. SYNONYM(S): chagrin, embarrass. See syn. under … Useful english dictionary
de|mor|al|iz|ing|ly — «dih MR uh LY zihng lee, MOR », adverb. in a demoralizing manner; so as to demoralize: »A British officer had infiltrated into Ludendorff s staff and played demoralizingly on his mind (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
mor´al|iz´er — mor|al|ize «MR uh lyz, MOR », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to think, talk, or write about questions of right and wrong: »... no one can moralize better after a misfortune has taken place (Washington Irving). –v.t. 1. to point out the lesson or inner … Useful english dictionary
mor´al|i|za´tion — mor|al|ize «MR uh lyz, MOR », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to think, talk, or write about questions of right and wrong: »... no one can moralize better after a misfortune has taken place (Washington Irving). –v.t. 1. to point out the lesson or inner … Useful english dictionary
mor|al|ize — «MR uh lyz, MOR », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to think, talk, or write about questions of right and wrong: »... no one can moralize better after a misfortune has taken place (Washington Irving). –v.t. 1. to point out the lesson or inner meaning of … Useful english dictionary
mor´ti|fi´er — mor|ti|fy «MR tuh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to wound (a person s feelings); make (a person) feel humbled and ashamed; humiliate: »He mortified his parents with his bad behavior. SYNONYM(S): chagrin, embarrass. See syn. under … Useful english dictionary
mor|ti|fy — «MR tuh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to wound (a person s feelings); make (a person) feel humbled and ashamed; humiliate: »He mortified his parents with his bad behavior. SYNONYM(S): chagrin, embarrass. See syn. under … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
mor|al|ise — «MR uh lyz, MOR », intransitive verb, transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. moralize … Useful english dictionary
mor´cel|la´tion — mor|cel|late «MR suh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to divide into many pieces; break up. ╂[< French morceler (with English ate1) < morceau small piece < Old French morsel; see etym. under … Useful english dictionary
