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- [im-uh-leyt]
- /ˈɪm əˌleɪt/
- /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/
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- [im-uh-leyt]
- /ˈɪm əˌleɪt/
Definitions of immolate word
- verb with object immolate to sacrifice. 1
- verb with object immolate to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice. 1
- verb with object immolate to destroy by fire. 1
- noun immolate Kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning. 1
- verb immolate to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire 0
- verb immolate to sacrifice (something highly valued) 0
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Origin of immolate
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin immolātus, past participle of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equivalent to im- im-1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone (see mill1) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Immolate
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pronoun
preposition
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immolate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for immolate
verb immolate
- suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- victimize — to make a victim of.
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
Antonyms for immolate
verb immolate
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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