mortifier

La directrice a mortifié la danseuse en lui disant qu'elle devait maigrir.
The director mortified the dancer when she told her to lose weight.
Puis il en a mortifié la raison, en lui demandant le sacrificium intellectus (nihilisme), et enfin il en a vidé la volonté (inconsistance des valeurs éthiques).
Then it humbled his reason, demanding the sacrificium intellectus (nihilism), finally it has evacuated his will (inconsistency of ethical values).
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