Nearby Words

immolate

[im-uh-leyt] Example Sentences Origin

im·mo·late

[im-uh-leyt]
verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
1.
to sacrifice.
2.
to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
3.
to destroy by fire.

Origin:
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

im·mo·la·tor, noun
un·im·mo·lat·ed, adjective

emulate, immolate.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To immolate

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Immolate is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
Example Sentences
  • Finally he would kill them, chop them up, and immolate the pieces.
  • He deprecated his fellow devils' heroic wish to immolate themselves in the destruction of heaven and earth.
  • So that individuals don't have to immolate themselves for the team.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
immolate (ˈɪməʊˌleɪt)
 
vb
1.  to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire
2.  literary to sacrifice (something highly valued)
 
[C16: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill1]
 
immo'lation
 
n
 
'immolator
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

immolate
1548, "to sacrifice, kill as a victim," originally an adj. (1534), from L. immolatus, pp. of immolare "to sacrifice," originally "to sprinkle with sacrificial meal," from in- "upon" + mola (salsa) "(sacrificial) meal," related to molere "to grind."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature