immolate — to kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by fire
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by fire
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪməˌleɪt/
Example Sentences
- The detective was shocked to discover that the cult leader planned to immolate his followers during the eclipse.
- My mom said she would immolate my PlayStation if I failed another math test.
- The environmental activist was willing to immolate her comfortable lifestyle to fight climate change.
immolate
VERB[/ˈɪməˌleɪt/]
to kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by fire
Sacrificing offerings in sacred flames
Immolate to calculate, emulate the sacred fate
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin immolare, meaning 'to sprinkle grain flour on a sacrificial victim.' In ancient Roman religious practice, worshippers would scatter mola (salted grain flour) over animals before sacrifice, from which the sense of 'sacrificial offering' developed and later generalized to 'to sacrifice or kill.'
Breakdown
im- (in, upon) + molare (to sprinkle grain flour, from mola, salted grain flour used in Roman sacrifices).
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📝Examples
“The detective was shocked to discover that the cult leader planned to immolate his followers during the eclipse.”
“My mom said she would immolate my PlayStation if I failed another math test.”
“The environmental activist was willing to immolate her comfortable lifestyle to fight climate change.”
“He dramatically declared he would immolate his social media accounts, but was back on Instagram within a week.”
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