Meaning of INCINERATE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sinu`reyt
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- [v] cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
- [v] become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly"
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| | Synonyms: | | burn |
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| | See Also: | | burn up, change integrity, go up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
\In*cin"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incinerated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Incinerating}.]
To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. --Bacon.
It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. --Boyle.
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