immolate
[ im-uh-leyt ]
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.
Origin of immolate
1Other words from immolate
- im·mo·la·tor, noun
- un·im·mo·lat·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with immolate
- emulate, immolate
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How to use immolate in a sentence
This story is not entitled to much credit Buffoon was not a proper name; bouphonos signifies an immolator of oxen.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)The immolator was preordained, like the Victim, and the holy race supplied both.
The Earl of Beaconsfield | James Anthony Froude
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)
Origin of immolate
1C16: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill 1
Derived forms of immolate
- immolation, noun
- immolator, noun
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