[im.mo.late] vt -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L immolatus, pp. of immolare, fr. in- + mola spelt grits; fr. the custom of sprinkling victims with sacrificial meal; akin to L molere to grind--more at meal] (1548) 1: to offer in sacrifice; esp: to kill as a sacrificial victim
2: to kill or destroy often by fire -- im.mo.la.tor n