incinerate

English

Etymology

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

Verb

incinerate (third-person singular simple present incinerates, present participle incinerating, simple past and past participle incinerated)

1. (transitive) to destroy by burning

Translations

destroy by burning

• Catalan: incinerar (ca)
• Dutch: verbranden (nl)
• Finnish: polttaa (fi); tuhkata (of the dead)
• Ido: cindrigar (io)

• Portuguese: incinerar
• Spanish: incinerar (es)
• Swedish: förbränning (sv)

Adjective

incinerate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.

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Anagrams

• creatinine

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Latin

Verb

incinerāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of incinerō