Home/Rootonym/To subject to shame, wounded pride or humiliation; to subdue bodily appetites through penance %26 self denial (verb)
To subject to shame, wounded pride or humiliation; to subdue bodily appetites through penance %26 self denial (verb)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 7 letters · last seen August 25, 2026
Answer
MORTIFY
The Root
MORTmeans “death”
In a sentence: Her carelessness did MORTIFY Holly and she paid the store owner for the broken cup.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To subject to shame, wounded pride or humiliation; to subdue bodily appetites through penance %26 self denial (verb)” has the answer MORTIFY (7 letters), built on the root MORT, which means “death”. See the full August 25, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.