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mort

Latin

Variants

mortmormors

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About This Root

From Latin mors, mortis (death). Produces mortal/immortal, mortify (originally 'put to death,' now 'cause extreme embarrassment'), mortgage (literally 'death pledge' — the deal dies when paid off), and mortuary. The related form murder comes from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Associated Words

amoral

Not involving or concerned with moral judgments

GREC2

amortization

Gradual repayment of a loan or spreading of an asset's cost over time

C1

amortize

To gradually pay off a debt over time

GREC2

immoral

Not conforming to accepted moral standards; ethically wrong

B2

immortal

Living forever; a being that never dies

TOEFLGREB2

immortality

The state of living or lasting forever; enduring fame

B2

immortalize

To make someone or something famous or remembered forever

C2

mars

The fourth planet from the sun; the Roman god of war; to spoil or damage

B1

martian

Of or relating to Mars; an imagined inhabitant of Mars

C1

moral

Relating to right and wrong behaviour; the practical lesson of a story

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

morbid

Having an unhealthy interest in death or disease; macabre

IELTSTOEFLGRE

morbidity

The rate of disease; an unhealthy gloomy state of mind

C1

morbidly

In a morbid or unhealthy manner

C2

moribund

Close to death or near to ceasing to exist

TOEFLGREC2

mortal

Subject to death; a human being

IELTSTOEFLB2

mortality

The condition of being mortal; death rate

GREA2

mortally

Fatally; to an extreme degree

B2

mortgage

A loan secured against property (n.); to pledge property as collateral (v.)

NGSL 3kIELTSGRE

mortician

A funeral director who prepares bodies for burial

C2

mortification

Extreme shame or embarrassment; religious self-denial

GREC2

mortified

Feeling deeply embarrassed or humiliated

B2

mortify

To humiliate or embarrass deeply; to suppress bodily desires

GREB2

mortuary

A place for storing dead bodies; relating to death or funerals

GREC2

murder

The crime of deliberately killing someone; to kill unlawfully and intentionally

NGSL 2kA2

murderer

A person who has committed murder

B1

murderess

A woman who commits murder

C2

murderous

Intending to kill; extremely violent or dangerous

A2

murderously

In a violent or murderous manner

A2

post-mortem

Medical examination of a dead body; analysis after an event