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单词 immolate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•mo•late /ˈɪməˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to kill (someone or some animal) as a victim in a sacrifice, as by fire; offer in sacrifice:The young students immolated themselves to protest the repressive regime.
im•mo•la•tion /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•mo•late  (imə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to sacrifice.
  2. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire;
    offer in sacrifice.
  3. to destroy by fire.
  • Latin immolātus, past participle of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equivalent. to im- im-1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone (see mill1) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1540–50
immo•la′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immolate /ˈɪməʊˌleɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire
  2. literary to sacrifice (something highly valued)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill1

ˌimmoˈlation n ˈimmoˌlator n
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