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self-immolate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To set oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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History

Etymology

From self- + immolate.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնահրկիզվել (inkʻnahrkizvel) — to set oneself on fire
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自焚 (zìfén) — to set oneself on fire
  • Finnish: tehdä polttoitsemurha — to set oneself on fire
  • French: s'immoler — to set oneself on fire
  • Japanese: 焼身自殺する (shoushinjisatsusuru) — to set oneself on fire
  • Japanese: 焼身する (shoushinsuru) — to set oneself on fire
  • Latin: sē immolāre — to set oneself on fire
  • Macedonian: се самозапалува (se samozapaluva) — to set oneself on fire
  • Russian: сжига́ть самого́ себя́ (sžigátʹ samovó sebjá) — to set oneself on fire
  • Russian: сжечь самого́ себя́ (sžečʹ samovó sebjá) — to set oneself on fire
  • Spanish: autocremarse — to set oneself on fire
  • Swedish: sätta eld på sig själv — to set oneself on fire