immolate
verb
im·mo·late
ˈi-mə-ˌlāt 
immolated; immolating
1
: to kill or destroy especially by fire
2
: to offer in sacrifice
especially
: to kill as a sacrificial victim
Examples of immolate in a Sentence
a man who immolated himself as an act of protest
a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain
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Three factions, three agendas, one nestled inside the next like a Russian doll: garden-variety Trumpian power-lust and piracy, covering over a deeper plan to radically winnow down the government, covering over a still deeper fever dream of completely immolating the government.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Before swaths of the city immolated, the Democratic mayor of an overwhelmingly Democratic city was widely expected to sail into a second term with no serious opponents in the 2026 election.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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One is the Viking-style funeral for gang leader Ice, whose corpse is immolated astride his motorcycle.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Before swaths of the city immolated, the Democratic mayor of an overwhelmingly Democratic city was widely expected to sail into a second term with no serious opponents in the 2026 election.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
One is the Viking-style funeral for gang leader Ice, whose corpse is immolated astride his motorcycle.
—Helaine Williams, arkansasonline.com, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immolate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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immolate
verb
im·mo·late
ˈim-ə-ˌlāt
immolated; immolating
: to kill as a sacrifice
immolation
noun
ˌim-ə-ˈlā-shən
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