Associations to the word «Immolate»

Wiktionary

IMMOLATE, verb. To kill as a sacrifice.
IMMOLATE, verb. To destroy, especially by fire.

Dictionary definition

IMMOLATE, verb. Offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.