burn someone at the stake

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burn someone at the stake (third-person singular simple present burns someone at the stake, present participle burning someone at the stake, simple past and past participle burned someone at the stake or burnt someone at the stake)

  1. (historical) To execute (someone) by tying them to a post and setting a fire beneath them.
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