immolates

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Verb immolate has 1 sense

immolate - offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"
--₁ is one way to sacrifice

Derived form: noun immolation₁
Sample sentences:
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Term: immolates

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning.

Example sentence: The ancient ritual required the priest to immolate an animal on the altar.

Sense 2:

Definition: To destroy or eliminate completely.

Example sentence: The wildfire quickly spread and immolated the entire forest.

Sense 3:

Definition: To kill oneself or someone else in a deliberate act of self-destruction.

Example sentence: The radical protester intended to immolate himself as a form of protest.