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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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“Immolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immolate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2020.

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