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Old 03-30-2009, 05:44 PM
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im⋅mo⋅late   [/b]/ˈɪməˌleɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [im-uh-leyt] Show IPA
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. 1. to sacrifice.
2. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
3. to destroy by fire.


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Origin:
1540–50; < L immolātus, ptp. of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equiv. to im- im- 1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, lit., millstone (see mill 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1
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