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immolate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
immolate
(verb)
immolate
/
ˈ
ɪməˌleɪt/
verb
immolates
;
immolated
;
immolating
immolate
/
ˈ
ɪməˌleɪt/
verb
immolates
;
immolated
;
immolating
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMMOLATE
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to kill or destroy (someone or something) by fire
a man who
immolated
himself as an act of protest
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— immolation
/ˌɪmə
ˈ
leɪʃən/
noun
[
noncount
]
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