ˈiməˌlāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin immolatus, past participle of immolare, from in- in- (II) + mola spelt grits; from the ancient custom of sprinkling victims with sacrificial salted meal; akin to molere to grind — more at mill
1. : to offer in sacrifice (as to a deity) ; especially : to kill as a sacrificial victim
2. : to sacrifice or abnegate (as oneself) usually in the interests of some cause or objective
the end to which she has immolated all her affections — T.L.Peacock
immolating himself for his family's sake
3. : kill , destroy
the millions immolated in war
a party of [African] hunting dogs would assuredly chase and immolate any single domestic canine — James Stevenson-Hamilton