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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

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
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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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