im‧mo‧late /ˈɪməleɪt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of immolare, from mola 'crushed grain'; because people about to be ceremonially killed had crushed grain scattered over them]
to kill someone or destroy something by burning them
—immolation /ˌɪməˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲