immolate
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishimmolateim‧mo‧late /ˈɪməleɪt/ verb [transitive] formal KILLto kill someone or destroy something by burning them —immolation /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin 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