mortify
/ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/verb
Middle School
1
To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
2
To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
3
To kill.
4
To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
5
To affect with vexation or chagrin.
6
To scare.
7
To humble; to depress.
8
To grant in mortmain.
9
To lose vitality.
10
To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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