immolate

Meaning

Verb

1. To kill as a sacrifice.
2. To kill or destroy, especially by fire.

Adj

Immolated, sacrificed.

Synonyms

sacrifice

offer

victimize

offer worship

Translations

immoler

inmolar

imolar

immolare

opfern

immolar

offeren

opofferen

sacrificar

sacrifier

sacrificar

vernietigen

sacrificar

kurban etmek

ضحّ به

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪm.əʊ.leɪt/

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb in 1548; borrowed from Latin immolātus, perfect passive participle of immolō (“to sacrifice”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).