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

1540–50; < Latin immolātus, past participle of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equivalent to im- im-1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone (see mill1) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM immolate

im·mo·la·tor, nounun·im·mo·lat·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH immolate

emulate immolate

Words nearby immolate

immoderacy, immoderate, immoderation, immodest, immokalee, immolate, immolation, immoral, immoralism, immoralist, immorality
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Words related to immolate

suffer, surrender, yield, victimize

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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, noun

Word 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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