immolate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *immolate*:
VERB	possession	immolate	offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction

immolate > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'mahley.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *immolate*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The Aztecs immolated human victims" "immolate the valuables at the temple"
Broader	sacrifice	make a sacrifice of
Spanish	inmolar, sacrificar
Catalan	immolar, sacrificar
Nouns	immolation	killing or offering as a sacrifice

HyperDic: immolate