im·mo·late [ ímmə làyt ](past and past participleim·mo·lat·ed, present participleim·mo·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularim·mo·lates)
transitive verb
Definition:
kill as a sacrifice: to kill a person or an animal, e.g. as a ritual sacrifice, or commit suicide as a protest, especially by burning
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formal
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[Mid-16th century. < Latin immolat-, present participle of immolare "sprinkle with meal" < mola "meal, millstone"; from the custom of sprinkling sacrificial victims with meal]
