/ ˈɪməleɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to kill sb by burning them
► im·mol·ation / ˌɪməˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as immolation ): from Latin immolat- sprinkled with sacrificial grain, from the verb immolare , from in- upon + mola meal.