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![]() Great word!
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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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