mortify (v.)

• abash
• canker
• castigate
• chagrin
• chasten
• confound
• confuse
• control
• corrupt
• crumble
• crush
• decay
• decompose
• deflate
• degrade
• discipline
• discomfit
• discompose
• disconcert
• disgrace
• disintegrate
• disturb
• downgrade
• embarrass
• fester
• gangrene
• humble
• humiliate
• mildew
• mold
• molder
• necrose
• punish
• putrefy
• rankle
• rebuff
• reduce
• rot
• shame
• sphacelate
• spoil
• subdue
• subjugate
• suppress
• suppurate
• upset