imolar

/imoˈlaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
imolo
preterite (eu)
imolei
past participle
imolado

Meaning

  1. to sacrifice

    • Imolaram o cordeiro.

      They sacrificed the lamb.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

sacrificar

imolar specifically means self-sacrifice or martyrdom; sacrificar is more general, like sacrificing an animal or time.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sacrificar

sacrificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sacrifice."

Practice

1 What does imolar mean?

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