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† morˈtificate, ppl. a. and n. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. mortificāt-us, pa. pple. of mortificāre to mortify: see -ate3.]
a. adj. Killed.
b. n. ? One who is mortified or dead to the world.
1471Ripley Comp. Alch. i. xx. in Ashm. (1652) 134 Our Tode of the Erth whych etyth hys fyll: Sum name hyt by whych it ys mortyfycat The spyryt of the Erth with venome intoxycate. 1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 67 No Prince or prelate liuing can escape their [the Jesuits'] tongs,..vntill these mortificats haue their wils. |