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- DictionaryIm·mo·late/ˈiməˌlāt/
verb
- 1. kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning: "Chinese kings would immolate vast numbers of animals"
The meaning of IMMOLATE is to kill or destroy especially by fire. How to use immolate in a sentence.
to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice. to destroy by fire. immolate. / ˈɪməʊˌleɪt / verb. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire. literary. to sacrifice (something highly valued)
IMMOLATE definition: 1. to kill yourself or someone else, or to destroy something, usually by burning, in a formal…. Learn more.
Immolate is a verb that means to destroy something or someone, usually using fire, as a sacrifice to a higher cause. Do not try this at home.
im·mo·late. (ĭm′ə-lāt′) tr.v. im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing, im·mo·lates. 1. To kill (an animal, for instance) as a religious sacrifice. 2. To kill, especially by fire: "[The soldiers] are crushed under rocks, pierced by bullets, immolated by flamethrowers" (A.O. Scott).
Definition of immolate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
immolate. 2 meanings: 1. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire 2. literary to sacrifice (something highly valued).... Click for more definitions.
1. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire. [...] 2. literary. to sacrifice (something highly valued) [...] More. Conjugations of 'immolate' present simple: I immolate, you immolate [...] past simple: I immolated, you immolated [...] past participle: immolated. More. Synonyms of 'immolate' • sacrifice, kill [...] More.
the act of killing yourself or someone else, or of destroying something, usually by burning: A woman attempted suicide by self immolation. Fifteen homes were saved from immolation. See.
im•mo•late /ˈɪməˌleɪt/ v. [ ~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to kill (someone or some animal) as a victim in a sacrifice, as by fire; offer in sacrifice: The young students immolated themselves to protest the repressive regime. im•mo•late (im′ ə lāt′), v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to sacrifice.
