Incinerate Definition

ĭn-sĭnə-rāt
incinerated, incinerates, incinerating
verb
incinerated, incinerates, incinerating
To burn to ashes; burn up; cremate.
Webster's New World
To burn completely.
American Heritage

To destroy by burning.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
(obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
Wiktionary

Origin of Incinerate

  • Medieval Latin incinerāre incinerāt- Latin in- causative pref. in–2 Latin cinis ciner- ashes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō < incinerare (“to burn into ashes”) < cinis (“ashes”).

    From Wiktionary

Incinerate Sentence Examples

  • The government is proposing to incinerate cattle carcasses at 22 sites, some of which are in populated areas.

  • What the fire didn't incinerate, the electrified clouds would.

  • The craft they are on will eventually reenter the atmosphere and incinerate.

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