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Thursday, October 20, 2011

43. Immolate

From New York Times, 10/20/11, "Tibetans Who Immolated Themselves Denounced by China" by Rick Gladstone, 

"The top two leaders of Tibet’s government-in-exile publicly prayed on Wednesday for the nine Tibetans who have immolated themselves over the past seven months to protest China’s Tibet policies, provoking an angry response from Beijing, where a government spokeswoman called the prayers a promotion of terrorism."

Meaning: to kill or offer [oneself] as a sacrifice, especially by burning
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