immolate (redirected from immolating)

im·mo·late  (m-lt)

tr.v. im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing, im·mo·lates

1. To kill as a sacrifice.

2. To kill (oneself) by fire.

3. To destroy.

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[Latin immolre, immolt-, to sacrifice, sprinkle with sacrificial meal : in-, on; see in-² + mola, meal, millstone; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

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immo·lation n.

immo·lator n.

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immolate

Verb

[-lating, -lated] Literary to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by fire [Latin immolare]

immolation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple" sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals