"immolate" meaning in English

See immolate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪm.əʊ.leɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/ [US] Audio: en-au-immolate.ogg [Australia] Forms: immolate [canonical], immolates [third-person, singular], immolated [past], immolated [past, participle], immolating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|immolat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you immolate a person, you kill them as a sacrifice.
    Sense id: simple-immolate-en-verb-DKm9JVtl
  2. If you immolate something, you destroy it with fire.
    Sense id: simple-immolate-en-verb-QgjnKPC~
     
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