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View synonyms for incinerate

incinerate

[ in-sin-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·cin·er·at·ed, in·cin·er·at·ing.
  1. to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.


incinerate

/ ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt /

verb

  1. to burn up completely; reduce to ashes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • inˌcinerˈation, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·ciner·ation noun
  • unin·ciner·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incinerate1

1545–55; < Medieval Latin incinerātus (past participle of incinerāre ) < Latin in- in- 2 + ciner- (stem of cinis ) ashes + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incinerate1

C16: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin in- ² + cinis ashes
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Example Sentences

Sonny even incinerated her tennis clothes when he learned that she had talked to some men after a private lesson.

The rest ends up being incinerated, sent to landfills, or discarded on the landscape, where they are often flushed into rivers or out to sea.

Syringes in hospitals are thrown away and incinerated after they have been used.

From BBC

Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated.

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California does not track data on how much of this incinerated waste was plastic, according to CalRecycle, the state agency that oversees waste management.

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