Synonyms of immolate

immolate

verb

ˈi-mə-ˌlāt 

as in to sacrifice

to give up as an offering to a god

a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacrifice
• offer
• give
• dedicate
• devote
• consecrate
• surrender
• yield
• hand over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immolate

One senior source told Fox News that investigators were not certain if the suspect intended to self-immolate himself. —Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024

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. —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