| 释义 |
im·mo·late
\ˈiməˌlāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin immolatus, past participle of immolare, from in- in- (II) + mola spelt grits; from the ancient custom of sprinkling victims with sacrificial salted meal; akin to molere to grind — more at mill
1. : to offer in sacrifice (as to a deity); especially : to kill as a sacrificial victim
2. : to sacrifice or abnegate (as oneself) usually in the interests of some cause or objective
< the end to which she has immolated all her affections — T.L.Peacock >
< immolating himself for his family's sake >
3. : kill, destroy
< the millions immolated in war >
< a party of [African] hunting dogs would assuredly chase and immolate any single domestic canine — James Stevenson-Hamilton > |