Definition of immolatenext
as in to sacrifice
to give up as an offering to a god a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain

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Recent Examples of immolate Her ex-boyfriend Joel (Kyle Gallner) arrives just in time to witness Rose, now possessed, immolate herself, thereby transferring the curse to him. — Jane Lacroix, People.com, 15 May 2025 Because the courts were never going to be a substitute for Congress and the public standing up to a self-immolating executive branch. — Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025 Advertisement To some, the self-immolating media blitz recast Crowley as willing to speak truth to power and stand up for her troops amid one of the worst urban firestorms in California history. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Hart thus far has used his own mysterious power to immolate both a young boy and Emperor Corrino’s (Mark Strong) trusted Truthsayer Kasha, and severely singe Emperor Richese. — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for immolate
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  • Via a merger, SpaceX would be sacrificing half of those fast-rising earnings to the Tesla shareholders, and getting what’s for now a minimal contribution from Tesla.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This may mean sacrificing some Saturday mornings to cheer on a great-niece or great-nephew at their soccer game or attending school plays.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • On Repair, their latest record, Water Damage offers both its unruliest album and their most melodically dense.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The magnetic approach could offer a less invasive alternative to implanting electrodes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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