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mortĭcīnus, a, um, adj. [mors], dead, that has died, only of animals; hence, of or belonging to an animal that has died of itself, carrion-; as a term of abuse, carrion; and transf., dead (ante-class. and postAug.).

  1. I. Lit.: morticinae ovis carne vesci, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 10: volucres aut pisces, id. ib. 3, 2, 18: in sacris ne morticinum quid adsit, id. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.: soleae, made from the hide of an animal that has died of itself, Serv. Verg. A. 4, 518: morticine, you carrion, Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 12.
    As subst. plur.: mortĭcīna, orum, carcasses, carrion, Vulg. Lev. 11, 11.
  2. II. Transf.: morticini clavi, corns on the feet, Plin. 22, 23, 49, § 103: caro, Sen. Ep. 122, 5: urnas reorum morticinas, i. e. sepulcra reorum, Prud. στεφ. 10, 384.

mortĭfer or (rarely) mortĭfĕrus, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [mors-fero], death-bringing, death-dealing, deadly, fatal (class.; syn.: lethalis, funestus): poculum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71: morbus, id. Div. 1, 30, 63: vulnus, id. Leg. 2, 5, 13: bellum, Verg. A. 6, 279: gravior dolor nec tamen mortiferus, Cels. 4, 2 init.; 5, 26, 22; Aug. de Util. Cred. § 36: res mortifera est inimicus pumice levis, Juv. 9, 95; 10, 10.
Neutr. plur. as subst.: mortĭfĕra, um, deadly things: cur tam multa mortifera terra mortique (deus) disperserit, Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120 (B. and K. pestifera).
Hence, adv.: mortĭfĕrē, mortally, fatally (post-Aug.): mortifere aegrotare, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 3: vulnerare, Dig. 9, 2, 36, § 1.

mortĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [mortifico], a killing, death (eccl. Lat.), opp. vivificatio, Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 9.

mortĭfĭco, 1, v. a. [mortificus], to kill, destroy (eccl. Lat.): caro mortificatur, Tert. Res. Carn. 37.
Transf., to mortify, subject, reduce to weakness: membra, Vulg. Col. 3, 5: facta carnis, id. Rom. 8, 13; cf. id. ib. 7, 4.

mortĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. [mors-facio], deadly, fatal (eccl. Lat.): cibus, Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 4, 5: mortifico vulnere ictus, v. l. ap. Val. Max. 5, 6, 1 (Halm).

mortĭgĕna, ae, m. [mors-gen-, gigno], the producer of death, death-giver, Inscr. Grut. p. 1163.