immolate
[ im-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈɪm əˌleɪt /
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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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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