self-immolatev.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪməleɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈɪməˌleɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, immolate v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + immolate v. Compare earlier self-immolated adj., self-immolation n.

1. intransitive. To sacrifice oneself; to offer oneself as a sacrifice. Frequently figurative and in extended use: to destroy one's own career, reputation, etc., esp. inadvertently. Also (and in earliest use) transitive (reflexive) in the same sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [verb (intransitive)]

self-immolate1839

1839 Ipswich Jrnl. 30 Nov. The ‘martyr'd Cobbler’ of Chelmsford, who has self-immolated himself in the county gaol.

1899 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 5 July 6/5 The sons following the footsteps of the sires, will..self-immolate as freely as the fathers.

1928 Thomasville (Georgia) Times-Enterprise 8 Nov. 2/2 The Democratic party..self-immolating itself as far as candidates were concerned.

1979 Associated Press (Nexis) 10 July There's..a rumor afoot, that one of us will self-immolate. Well, the reason that we won't is that we can't get gasoline.

2010 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Sept. c7/3 Counting on the Republicans to self-immolate may be the Democrats' hope, but it's not a plan.

2. intransitive. To commit suicide as a form of protest or self-sacrifice, usually (in later use) by setting fire to oneself. Also (and in earliest use) transitive (reflexive) in the same sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > suicide > [verb (intransitive)] > types of

to put a pistol to (one's) head1741

to make a hole in the water1826

self-immolate1879

1879 A. C. L. Carlleyle Rep. Tours Central Doab & Gorakhpur 1874–6 (Archaeol. Surv. India 12) 206 ‘Kurda’..may either be derived from the Hindi kurd, which means ‘the self-immolation of a devotee’ or ‘a person who has self-immolated himself’.

1965 Times of India 30 Aug. 1/3 The decision to self-immolate was directed against the Government.

1987 Times 28 Sept. 9/1 A film which depicts suttee, the Hindu practice of wives self-immolating on their husband's funeral pyre.

1999 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Internat. News section) 20 If the government does not reinstate these workers, they will start self-immolating themselves in groups of four daily from March 23.

2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 24 Protests at Chinese rule have led to monks self-immolating in public.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-immolate
释义	self-immolatev. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈɪməleɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɪməˌleɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, immolate v. Etymology: < self- prefix + immolate v. Compare earlier self-immolated adj., self-immolation n. 1. intransitive. To sacrifice oneself; to offer oneself as a sacrifice. Frequently figurative and in extended use: to destroy one's own career, reputation, etc., esp. inadvertently. Also (and in earliest use) transitive (reflexive) in the same sense. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > kinds of sacrifice > [verb (intransitive)] self-immolate1839 1839 Ipswich Jrnl. 30 Nov. The ‘martyr'd Cobbler’ of Chelmsford, who has self-immolated himself in the county gaol. 1899 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 5 July 6/5 The sons following the footsteps of the sires, will..self-immolate as freely as the fathers. 1928 Thomasville (Georgia) Times-Enterprise 8 Nov. 2/2 The Democratic party..self-immolating itself as far as candidates were concerned. 1979 Associated Press (Nexis) 10 July There's..a rumor afoot, that one of us will self-immolate. Well, the reason that we won't is that we can't get gasoline. 2010 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Sept. c7/3 Counting on the Republicans to self-immolate may be the Democrats' hope, but it's not a plan. 2. intransitive. To commit suicide as a form of protest or self-sacrifice, usually (in later use) by setting fire to oneself. Also (and in earliest use) transitive (reflexive) in the same sense. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > suicide > [verb (intransitive)] > types of to put a pistol to (one's) head1741 to make a hole in the water1826 self-immolate1879 1879 A. C. L. Carlleyle Rep. Tours Central Doab & Gorakhpur 1874–6 (Archaeol. Surv. India 12) 206 ‘Kurda’..may either be derived from the Hindi kurd, which means ‘the self-immolation of a devotee’ or ‘a person who has self-immolated himself’. 1965 Times of India 30 Aug. 1/3 The decision to self-immolate was directed against the Government. 1987 Times 28 Sept. 9/1 A film which depicts suttee, the Hindu practice of wives self-immolating on their husband's funeral pyre. 1999 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Internat. News section) 20 If the government does not reinstate these workers, they will start self-immolating themselves in groups of four daily from March 23. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 24 Protests at Chinese rule have led to monks self-immolating in public. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1839
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