self-immolate

English

Etymology

Verb

self-immolate (third-person singular simple present self-immolates, present participle self-immolating, simple past and past participle self-immolated)

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

Related terms

self-immolation

Translations

to set oneself on fire

Armenian: ինքնահրկիզվել (hy) (inkʿnahrkizvel)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自焚 (zh) (zìfén)
Finnish: tehdä polttoitsemurha

French: s'immoler (fr)
Russian: сжига́ть самого́ себя́ impf (sžigátʹ samovó sebjá), сжечь самого́ себя́ pf (sžečʹ samovó sebjá)
Swedish: sätta eld på sig själv

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