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immolate
im·mo·late I0049700 (ĭm′ə-lāt′)tr.v. im·mo·lat·ed, im·mo·lat·ing, im·mo·lates 1. To kill (an animal, for instance) as a religious sacrifice.2. To kill, especially by fire: "[The soldiers] are crushed under rocks, pierced by bullets, immolated by flamethrowers" (A.O. Scott).
[Latin immolāre, immolāt-, to sacrifice, sprinkle with sacrificial meal : in-, on; see in-2 + mola, meal, millstone; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
im′mo·la′tion n.im′mo·la′tor n.immolate (ˈɪməʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire2. literary to sacrifice (something highly valued)[C16: from Latin immolāre to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill1] ˌimmoˈlation n ˈimmoˌlator nim•mo•late (ˈɪm əˌleɪt)
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. [1540–50; < Latin immolātus, past participle of immolāre to sprinkle with meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice =im- im-1 + mola sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone; see mill1] im′mo•la`tor, n. immolate
Past participle: immolated
Gerund: immolating
| Imperative |
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| immolate | | immolate |
| Present |
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| I immolate | | you immolate | | he/she/it immolates | | we immolate | | you immolate | | they immolate |
| Preterite |
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| I immolated | | you immolated | | he/she/it immolated | | we immolated | | you immolated | | they immolated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am immolating | | you are immolating | | he/she/it is immolating | | we are immolating | | you are immolating | | they are immolating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have immolated | | you have immolated | | he/she/it has immolated | | we have immolated | | you have immolated | | they have immolated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was immolating | | you were immolating | | he/she/it was immolating | | we were immolating | | you were immolating | | they were immolating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had immolated | | you had immolated | | he/she/it had immolated | | we had immolated | | you had immolated | | they had immolated |
| Future |
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| I will immolate | | you will immolate | | he/she/it will immolate | | we will immolate | | you will immolate | | they will immolate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have immolated | | you will have immolated | | he/she/it will have immolated | | we will have immolated | | you will have immolated | | they will have immolated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be immolating | | you will be immolating | | he/she/it will be immolating | | we will be immolating | | you will be immolating | | they will be immolating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been immolating | | you have been immolating | | he/she/it has been immolating | | we have been immolating | | you have been immolating | | they have been immolating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been immolating | | you will have been immolating | | he/she/it will have been immolating | | we will have been immolating | | you will have been immolating | | they will have been immolating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been immolating | | you had been immolating | | he/she/it had been immolating | | we had been immolating | | you had been immolating | | they had been immolating |
| Conditional |
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| I would immolate | | you would immolate | | he/she/it would immolate | | we would immolate | | you would immolate | | they would immolate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have immolated | | you would have immolated | | he/she/it would have immolated | | we would have immolated | | you would have immolated | | they would have immolated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"sacrifice - make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
immolateverbTo offer as a sacrifice:sacrifice, victimize.Translationsimmolareofferenvernietigenimolarimmolate
Synonyms for immolateverb to offer as a sacrificeSynonymsWords related to immolateverb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destructionRelated Words |