incinerate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō < incinerāre (“to burn into ashes”) < cinis (“ashes”).
Verb
incinerate (third-person singular simple present incinerat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle incinerated)
- (transitive) to destroy by burning
Translations
destroy by burning
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Adjective
incinerate (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
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Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) incinerāte