mortify
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In a sequence that would mortify anyone averse to audience participation, he gently beseeches a handful of patrons to stand with their hands up and foreheads against the wall, like a row of perpetrators.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
That it seems a choice at all is what should mortify us.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024
A few years after I sent the quarterback the audio recording, a friend who lived in his dorm told me that he’d played it aloud for his buddies in an effort to mortify me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
“Don’t take advantage of your own position and role to mortify the other.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022
“What’s the point of being old if you can’t mortify the young? Well, I’ll leave you two in peace. Good day, young lady. It was a real pleasure.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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