immolate

Word family nounimmolationimmolatorverbimmolate

im·mo·late /ˈɪməleɪt/ verb [transitiveT] formal

KILLto kill someone or destroy something by burning them 烧死；烧毁

—immolation /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

immolate• A suicide squad was formed of women ready to immolate themselves if the pageant went ahead.

Origin immolate

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of immolare, from mola “crushed grain”; because people about to be ceremonially killed had crushed grain scattered over them

词汇	immolate
释义	immolate Word family nounimmolationimmolatorverbimmolate im·mo·late /ˈɪməleɪt/ verb [transitiveT] formal KILLto kill someone or destroy something by burning them 烧死；烧毁 —immolation /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus immolate• A suicide squad was formed of women ready to immolate themselves if the pageant went ahead. Origin immolate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of immolare, from mola “crushed grain”; because people about to be ceremonially killed had crushed grain scattered over them
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