What is the meaning of Mortifying?

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(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Mortify.
(a.) Tending to mortify; affected by or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
(a.) Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
(a.) Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.

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