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im·mo·late /ˈɪməleɪt/ verb [transitive] formal KILLto kill someone or destroy something by burning them 烧死;烧毁 —immolation /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusimmolate• A suicide squad was formed of women ready to immolate themselves if the pageant went ahead.Origin immolate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of immolare, from mola “crushed grain”; because people about to be ceremonially killed had crushed grain scattered over themim·mo·late verbChineseSyllable destroy someone kill or something by Corpus to |