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title: mortified — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mortified» in the school dictionary: Mortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mortified

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**Who acts:** trousers, Mum, It, phone, dancing, Dad · **What happens:** mortify, mean, be, feel, suffer, fast · **To what, where:** someone, body, purpose, I, assembly, Mum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mortified» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mortified in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mortified.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:m1:1
# text = Mortified means extremely embarrassed or ashamed.
1	Mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mortify someone is to make them feel very embarrassed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:m2:1
# text = To mortify someone is to make them feel very embarrassed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mortify	mortify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | embarrassed *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mortify the body was to make it suffer on purpose as a religious practice, for example by fasting.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:m3:1
# text = To mortify the body was to make it suffer on purpose as a religious practice, for example by fasting.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mortify	mortify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
19	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	fasting	fast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | to-infinitive |  | the body |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus body=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **suffer** | infinitive |  |  |  | purpose |  | as a religious practice; for example | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **fast** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I was mortified when my trousers split in assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x1:1
# text = I was mortified when my trousers split in assembly.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · passive |  | I |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **split** | past | my trousers |  |  | assembly |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum was mortified that she had forgotten my birthday party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x2:1
# text = Mum was mortified that she had forgotten my birthday party.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · passive |  | Mum |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **forget** | past · perfect | Mum | my birthday party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt mortified after calling the teacher «Mum».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x3:1
# text = He felt mortified after calling the teacher «Mum».
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **call** | gerund |  |  | the teacher |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was mortifying to trip up the stairs in front of everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x4:1
# text = It was mortifying to trip up the stairs in front of everyone.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mortifying	mortify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	trip	trip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trip up** | to-infinitive |  | the stairs |  | front of everyone |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stair=Theme in front=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was absolutely mortified when her phone rang during the play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x5:1
# text = She was absolutely mortified when her phone rang during the play.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | absolutely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **ring** | past | her phone |  |  |  | during the play |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister was mortified by Dad's dancing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x6:1
# text = My sister was mortified by Dad's dancing.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | past · passive | Dad's dancing | My sister |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **dance** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom dancing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pinocchio, mortified at being taken for a crab, said resentfully:

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mortified:x7:1
# text = Pinocchio, mortified at being taken for a crab, said resentfully:
1	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	mortified	mortify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	resentfully	resentfully	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mortify** | participle |  | Pinocchio *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for a crab | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: for crab=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Pinocchio |  |  |  |  | resentfully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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