immolate
verb
[ ˈɪməleɪt ]
• kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning.
• "Chinese kings would immolate vast numbers of animals"
Origin:
mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as immolation ): from Latin immolat- ‘sprinkled with sacrificial meal’, from the verb immolare, from in- ‘upon’ + mola ‘meal’.
