Incinerate — In*cin er*ate, [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incinerate — In*cin er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incinerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incinerating}.] To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. Bacon. [1913 Webster] It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incinerate — index burn, deflagrate, destroy (efface) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incinerate — (v.) 1550s, from M.L. incineratus reduced to ashes, pp. of incinerare, from L. in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + cinis (gen. cineris) ashes, from PIE root *keni dust, ashes (Cf. Gk. konis dust ). Used earlier i … Etymology dictionary
incinerate — [v] reduce to ashes blaze, burn, combust, consume, cremate, flame, ignite, light, parch, scald, scorch, set a match to, torch; concept 249 … New thesaurus
incinerate — ► VERB ▪ destroy by burning. DERIVATIVES incineration noun. ORIGIN Latin incinerare burn to ashes … English terms dictionary
incinerate — [in sin′ər āt΄] vt., vi. incinerated, incinerating [< ML incineratus, pp. of incinerare, to burn to ashes < L in, in, to + cinis (gen. cineris), ashes < IE * kenis < base * ken , to scratch, rub > Gr konis, dust, ashes] to burn to… … English World dictionary
incinerate — UK [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt] / US [ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms incinerate : present tense I/you/we/they incinerate he/she/it incinerates present participle incinerating past tense incinerated past participle incinerated to burn something… … English dictionary
incinerate — verb Incinerate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑waste … Collocations dictionary
incinerate — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱nəreɪt[/t]] incinerates, incinerating, incinerated 1) VERB When authorities incinerate rubbish or waste material, they burn it completely in a special container. [V n] The government is trying to stop hospitals incinerating their own… … English dictionary
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