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immolate
[ im-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈɪm əˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing.
to sacrifice.
to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
to destroy by fire.
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Origin of immolate
OTHER WORDS FROM immolate
im·mo·la·tor, nounun·im·mo·lat·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH immolate
emulate, immolateWords nearby immolate
immoderacy, immoderate, immoderation, immodest, Immokalee, immolate, immolation, immoral, immoralism, immoralist, immorality
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British Dictionary definitions for immolate
immolate
/ (ˈɪməʊˌleɪt) /
verb (tr)
to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire
literary to sacrifice (something highly valued)
Derived forms of immolate
immolation, nounimmolator, nounWord Origin for immolate
C16: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill 1
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