self-immolate

Verb

intransitive

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

Japanese Meaning

抗議行動などの自己表現として、自ら火に身を投じる行為を行う

During the protest, an activist threatened to self-immolate if the government ignored their demands.

抗議の場で、一人の活動家は政府が要求を無視すれば自ら焼身する、と脅した。

Sense（1）

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

A woman asked, hesitantly: “Is he the one who … self-immolated?”

self-immolates

（ present singular third-person ）

self-immolating

（ participle present ）

self-immolated

（ participle past ）

self-immolated

（ past ）