The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Mortifying.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L.
   mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to
   make. See Mortal, and -fy.]
   1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to
      produce gangrene in.
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   2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to
      change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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            Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon.
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            He mortified pearls in vinegar.       --Hakewill.
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   3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal
      affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring
      into subjection; to abase; to humble; as, to mortify the
      flesh.
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            With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.
                                                  --Harte.
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            Mortify thy learned lust.             --Prior.
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            Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the
            earth.                                --Col. iii. 5.
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   4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.
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            The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which
            exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn.
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            How often is the ambitious man mortified with the
            very praises he receives, if they do not rise so
            high as he thinks they ought!         --Addison.
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   5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of;
      to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was
      mortified to lose by 45 to 0.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. i.
   1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a
      living body; to gangrene.
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   2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden
      desires by religious discipline.
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            This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath,
            watch, fast, and mortify.             --Law.
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   3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mortify
    v 1: practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
    2: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
       "mortify the flesh" [syn: mortify, subdue, crucify]
    3: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
       colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
       humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]
    4: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
       [syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate]