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immolate

im·mo·late

UK/ˈɪm.əʊ.leɪt/ US/ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction

  • “The Aztecs immolated human victims”
  • “immolate the valuables at the temple”

Origin

The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb in 1548; borrowed from Latin immolātus, perfect passive participle of immolō (“to sacrifice”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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